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Thermal transfer recording image receiving sheet
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1992-11-30
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Granted: 1995-01-03
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Expires: 2012-11-30
Abstract
Abstract A thermal transfer recording image receiving sheet which are free from printing unevenness, high in sensitivity and transfer density, and immune from curling is disclosed. The sheet is laminated on a support with a polypropylene layer of 5 to 100 mu m in thickness, containing fine white hollow particles.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihisa Takeyama
- 👤 Shigehiro Kitamura
- 👤 Kunihiro Koshizuka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:57
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/40; B41M5/42; B41M5/44; B41M2205/00; B41M2205/32; B41M5/41; B41M5/426; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31797; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/3188; Y10T428/31895; Y10T428/31899; Y10T428/31902; Y10T428/31938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A thermal transfer recording image receiving sheet comprising: a resin support laminated with a polypropylene layer having a thickness of 5 to 100 μm, on the resin support via a first subbing layer and an image receiving layer coated on the polypropylene layer directly or via a second subbing layer; and the image receiving layer having a dyability to a thermo-diffusible dye.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A thermal transfer recording image receiving sheet comprising: a resin support laminated with a polypropylene layer having a thickness of 5 to 100 μm, on the resin support via a first subbing layer and an image receiving layer coated on the polypropylene layer directly or via a second subbing layer; and the image receiving layer having a dyability to a thermo-diffusible dye.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The sheet of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first subbing layer and the second subbing layer contains at least one compound selected from the group consists of alkyltitanates, titanium-modified hydrophilic resin, ethylene and vinyl acetate copolymers, acrylic resins, urethane resins, polyester resins and epoxy resins.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The sheet of claim 2, wherein the polypropylene layer contains a white fine particle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The sheet of claim 3, wherein the white fine particle is a hollow particle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The sheet of claim 1, wherein a first resin layer is coated on the support on a side having the image receiving layer; and a second resin layer is coated on the support on an opposite side to the side having the image receiving layer, directly or via a third subbing layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The sheet of claim 5, wherein the resin support or the first resin layer contains polyethyleneterephthalate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sheet of claim 1 wherein the polypropylene layer has a thickness of 10 μm to 50 μm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The sheet of claim 7 wherein the polypropylene layer is formed by melt extrusion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The sheet of claim 7 wherein said polypropylene layer is formed of polypropylene having a density of 0.9 g/cm 3 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
110 words
A thermal transfer recording image receiving sheet comprising: a support laminated with a polypropylene layer having a thickness of 10 μm to 50 μm on the support via a first subbing layer; and an image receiving layer coated on the polypropylene layer directly or via a second subbing layer; and the image receiving layer having a dyability to a thermo-diffusible dye wherein the sheet has a first resin layer on one side and a second resin layer on an other side; and a porous intermediate layer is coated on the second resin layer and the image receiving layer coated on the porous intermediate layer directly or via a barrier layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
110 words
A thermal transfer recording image receiving sheet comprising: a support laminated with a polypropylene layer having a thickness of 10 μm to 50 μm on the support via a first subbing layer; and an image receiving layer coated on the polypropylene layer directly or via a second subbing layer; and the image receiving layer having a dyability to a thermo-diffusible dye wherein the sheet has a first resin layer on one side and a second resin layer on an other side; and a porous intermediate layer is coated on the second resin layer and the image receiving layer coated on the porous intermediate layer directly or via a barrier layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The sheet of claim 10, wherein the porous intermediate layer contains a compound which was an insoluble liquid in a solvent at a temperature when the porous intermediate layer was coated onto the second layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The sheet of claim 10, wherein the support is a resin coated paper.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The sheet of claim 10, wherein at least one of the first resin layer and the second resin layer is polyolefine.
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