EP0133638A3 - Thermal ink ribbon and method of making it - Google Patents

Thermal ink ribbon and method of making it Download PDF

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EP0133638A3
EP0133638A3 EP84106648A EP84106648A EP0133638A3 EP 0133638 A3 EP0133638 A3 EP 0133638A3 EP 84106648 A EP84106648 A EP 84106648A EP 84106648 A EP84106648 A EP 84106648A EP 0133638 A3 EP0133638 A3 EP 0133638A3
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foil
organic coating
plastic support
fusible color
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Norbert Dr. Mecke
Heinrich Krauter
Wieland Kuchenreuther
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/40—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used characterised by the base backcoat, intermediate, or covering layers, e.g. for thermal transfer dye-donor or dye-receiver sheets; Heat, radiation filtering or absorbing means or layers; combined with other image registration layers or compositions; Special originals for reproduction by thermography
    • B41M5/42—Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers
    • B41M5/423—Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers characterised by non-macromolecular compounds, e.g. waxes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/913—Material designed to be responsive to temperature, light, moisture
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/914—Transfer or decalcomania
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    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
    • Y10T428/24802—Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
    • Y10T428/24893—Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.] including particulate material
    • Y10T428/24901—Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.] including particulate material including coloring matter
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/26—Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component, the element or component having a specified physical dimension
    • Y10T428/263—Coating layer not in excess of 5 mils thick or equivalent
    • Y10T428/264—Up to 3 mils
    • Y10T428/265—1 mil or less

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)
  • Impression-Transfer Materials And Handling Thereof (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)

Abstract

A thermocolor ribbon comprises a plastic support foil, a fusible color layer attached to one side of the plastic support foil and an organic coating layer covering the other side of the plastic support foil. The organic coating layer is composed of a nonfibrous, pressure-stable wax or waxlike substance. A process for making the thermocolor ribbon from a plastic support foil having a fusible color layer thereon comprises application of a solution containing an organic coating material to the side of the foil not having the fusible color layer bonded thereto, followed by solvent evaporation. Alternatively, the side of the support foil bearing the fusible color is brought into intimate contact with opposite side of the foil whereupon the latter is heated for a time sufficient for transport of material from the fusible color layer to the uncoated side of the foil to form the organic coating layer thereon.
EP84106648A 1983-08-11 1984-06-09 Thermal ink ribbon and method of making it Expired - Lifetime EP0133638B2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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AT84106648T ATE31049T1 (en) 1983-08-11 1984-06-09 THERMAL RIBBON AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION.

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DE3328990 1983-08-11
DE3328990A DE3328990C2 (en) 1983-08-11 1983-08-11 Thermal ribbon and process for its production

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EP0133638A2 EP0133638A2 (en) 1985-03-06
EP0133638A3 true EP0133638A3 (en) 1985-07-24
EP0133638B1 EP0133638B1 (en) 1987-11-25
EP0133638B2 EP0133638B2 (en) 1991-08-28

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US (2) US4592945A (en)
EP (1) EP0133638B2 (en)
JP (1) JPS6056583A (en)
AT (1) ATE31049T1 (en)
DE (2) DE3328990C2 (en)

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EP0133638B1 (en) 1987-11-25
US4675063A (en) 1987-06-23
US4592945A (en) 1986-06-03
EP0133638A2 (en) 1985-03-06
JPS6056583A (en) 1985-04-02
DE3467736D1 (en) 1988-01-07
EP0133638B2 (en) 1991-08-28
ATE31049T1 (en) 1987-12-15
DE3328990A1 (en) 1985-02-28
DE3328990C2 (en) 1985-12-12

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