EP0333335A2 - Thermisches Übertragungsmaterial - Google Patents
Thermisches Übertragungsmaterial Download PDFInfo
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- EP0333335A2 EP0333335A2 EP89301749A EP89301749A EP0333335A2 EP 0333335 A2 EP0333335 A2 EP 0333335A2 EP 89301749 A EP89301749 A EP 89301749A EP 89301749 A EP89301749 A EP 89301749A EP 0333335 A2 EP0333335 A2 EP 0333335A2
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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
- B41M5/382—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
- B41M5/385—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes characterised by the transferable dyes or pigments
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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
- B41M5/382—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
- B41M5/392—Additives, other than colour forming substances, dyes or pigments, e.g. sensitisers, transfer promoting agents
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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
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- This invention relates to thermal transfer material useful in a thermal transfer process.
- a transfer sheet or film made of paper or a plastics material has on one side a coating comprising a pigment and a wax, for example carnauba wax, paraffin wax, montan wax or beeswax.
- a thermal head activated by input colour signals corresponding to the coloration of a coloured original, generates heat on the other side of the sheet or film, the wax coating is melted and transferred to an image-receiving material or copy sheet reproducing thereon an image of the coloured original.
- a process of this type has been described in, for example, GB 2069160.
- pigments when used in conjunction with the waxes described in the prior art for this purpose, generally give coatings having inadequate transparency for some applications. It has now been found that when pigments are used, in conjunction with certain halogenated hydrocarbons, transparent films having a high transmissivity can be prepared which are suitable for use in applications such as overhead transparency projection by virtue of the non-crystalline nature of the halogenated hydrocarbon.
- the invention provides a thermal transfer sheet comprising a substrate having thereon a coating comprising a dispersion of a finely-divided pigment in a medium comprising at least 90% by weight of a halogenated hydrocarbon having a chlorine content of at least 65% by weight and a softening point of at least 50°C.
- the substrates employed in preparing the transfer sheets of the invention are suitably plastic films or paper having a thickness of from 3 ⁇ to 25 ⁇ .
- plastic films or paper having a thickness of from 3 ⁇ to 25 ⁇ .
- specific examples of such substrates there may be mentioned polyethylene terephthalate film, polyethylene film, polypropylene film, polystyrene film, glassine paper, synthetic paper and laminated paper.
- the coating preferably has a thickness of about 1 to 10 ⁇ and desirably contains from 2 to 30%, by weight, of the pigment.
- the remainder of the coating preferably comprising the transferable medium.
- the coating may be applied to the substrate as a melt but is preferably fluidised with an organic liquid in which the transfer medium is soluble and the pigment is dispersed, such as tetrahydrofuran.
- the transferable medium preferably comprises more than 90%, more preferably at least 95% and especially 100%, by weight, of the halogenated hydrocarbon.
- the malleability of the halogenated hydrocarbon may be adjusted by the incorporation a small proportion, up to 10% but preferably not more than 5% by weight, of a softening agent, such as stearic acid, chlorostearic acid, oleic acid or a liquid chlorinated hydrocarbon based upon a hydrocarbon having a shorter carbon chain or a lower level of chlorination.
- the halogenated hydrocarbon preferably has a softening point from 50°C to 100°C. It is preferably also a chlorinated hydrocarbon especially having a chlorine content from 65% to 72%, by weight.
- a product may be prepared by chlorinating a paraffin or mixture of paraffins containing from 18 to 35 carbon atoms and preferably from 18 to 26 carbon atoms.
- the chlorinated paraffin may be based on a single paraffin or on a mixture of paraffins.
- chlorinated single paraffins can be made and are known
- the common commercially available products comprise mixtures obtained by chlorinating mixed paraffins having a range of carbon chain lengths.
- a nominal C18 ⁇ 26 paraffin fraction such as might be used to prepare a chlorinated paraffin for use according to the invention, may contain a minor proportion of paraffins of chain length outside the specified range.
- the chlorinated paraffins may be produced by chlorination of a suitable paraffin feedstock to the desired chlorine content in known manner. Any of the known methods for the production of chlorinated paraffins may be employed, these methods generally comprising passing chlorine gas into the liquid paraffins at a temperature above about 80°C.
- the coating present in the transfer sheet of the invention may contain any of the additives such as stabilisers and modifying agents normally incorporated in chlorinated paraffin compositions.
- Commercially available chlorinated paraffins usually contain a stabiliser or mixture of stabilisers to impart light-stability, high-temperature stability and storage stability to the compositions.
- a common stabiliser is an epoxide such as epoxidised soya bean oil.
- the coating may also contain other conventional ingredients.
- the pigment, or pigments, present in the transfer sheet of the invention is preferably an organic pigment.
- suitable organic pigments are those in the azo, disazo, thioindigo, anthraquinone, anthanthrone, isobenzanthrone or triphendioxazine series, vat dye pigments, phthalocyanine pigments, such as copper phthalocyanine, its nuclear halogenated derivatives and copper tetraphenyl and octaphenyl phthalocyanines, quinacridone pigments, lakes of acid, basic and mordant dyestuffs and especially alpha and beta form copper phthalocyanines and carbon black, which for dispersion purposes is more conveniently classified as an organic pigment.
- phthalocyanine pigments such as copper phthalocyanine, its nuclear halogenated derivatives and copper tetraphenyl and octaphenyl phthalocyanines
- quinacridone pigments lakes of acid, basic and mordant dyestuffs and especially alpha and beta form copper phthalocyanines and carbon black, which for dispersion
- suitable inorganic pigments there may be mentioned the transparent iron oxides.
- the pigments are preferably formulated as a dispersion by milling in a suitable organic solvent, especially the solvent in which the coating is to be applied to the such substrate, such as tetrahydrofuran, in conjunction with dispersants and/or fluidising agents. It has been found that the use of a suitable dispersant is important in obtaining a good transfer sheet because chlorinated paraffins have minimal dispersing properties.
- dispersant Any suitable dispersant known in pigment technology may be employed but preferred dispersants are polymeric dispersants in which the solvatable chain is derived from a hydroxyaliphatic acid, such as hydroxystearic acid, ricinoleic acid and caprolactone, or a mixture thereof.
- preferred dispersants are those which also incorporate an alkylamine, especially a polyalkyleneimine, such as are described in GB 1,373,660, EP 158,406A and EP 208,041A, for example poly C2 ⁇ 4-alkyleneimines carrying at least two mono- or poly-(carbonyl-C1 ⁇ 7-alkyleneoxy)groups.
- Suitable fluidising agents are disclosed in GB 1,508,576 and GB 2,108,143.
- the fluidising agent of GB 1,508,576 is a substituted ammonium salt of a coloured acid wherein there are from 19 to 60 carbon atoms in at least 3 chains attached to the N atom of the substituted ammonium ion.
- the coloured acid is a copper phthalocyanine sulphonic acid containing, on an average, from 1 to 2 sulphonic acid groups.
- the coloured acid, as opposed to the ammonium salt, may itself be used as a fluidising agent.
- the fluidising agent of GB 2,108,143 is a water-insoluble disazo compound comprising a central divalent group free from acidic and other ionic substituents linked, through azo groups, to two monovalent end groups, one end group being free from acidic and other ionic substituents and the other carrying a single substituted ammonium salt group.
- Such fluidising agents are useful for enhancing the fluidity of the dispersion of the pigment and wax in the organic liquid so that it can be effectively milled and applied to the substrate.
- the invention is illustrated but not limited by the following Example in which all parts and percentages are by weight.
- the dispersion was applied to a sheet of 6 ⁇ polyester using a 24 ⁇ wire bound K-bar and dried to produce a clear blue transparent film on the polyester substrate, suitable for thermal transfer printing.
- a mixture of toluene (48g), Pigment Blue 15:3 (40g), Dispersant 8 described in EP 208041A (8g), and Fluidising Agent 1 described in EP 208041A (4g) was milled with 3mm glass beads on a flat bed shaker for 24 hours.
- the dispersion was diluted with a 10% solution of a C18 ⁇ 26-chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon having a chlorine content of 70% in toluene (809g) to give a finely divided fluid dispersion with a pigment content of 4.4%.
- Example 3 Methyl ethyl ketone
- Example 4 Methyl isobutyl ketone
- Example 5 Xylene.
- Example 6 The toluene of Example 6 was replaced by Xylene.
- the Pigment Red 48:2 of Example 6 was replaced by Pigment Red 57:1.
- Example 9 Tetrahydrofuran
- Example 10 Methyl ethyl ketone
- Example 11 Methyl isobutyl ketone
- Example 12 Xylene
- a mixture of methyl isobutyl ketone (52g), Pigment Yellow 12 (30g), Dispersant 8 described in EP 208041A (12g) and SOLSPERSE 22000 (6g) was milled with 3mm glass beads on a flat bed shaker for 24 hours.
- the dispersion was diluted with a 10% solution of a C18 ⁇ 26-chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon having a chlorine content of 70% in methyl isobutyl ketone (581.8g) to give a finely divided fluid dispersion with a pigment content of 4.4%.
- the Pigment Yellow 12 of Example 13 was replaced by Pigment Yellow 13.
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT89301749T ATE99602T1 (de) | 1988-03-17 | 1989-02-23 | Thermisches uebertragungsmaterial. |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
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GB8806314 | 1988-03-17 | ||
GB888806314A GB8806314D0 (en) | 1988-03-17 | 1988-03-17 | Thermal wax transfer material |
GB888813041A GB8813041D0 (en) | 1988-06-02 | 1988-06-02 | Thermal transfer material |
GB8813041 | 1988-06-02 |
Publications (3)
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EP0333335A2 true EP0333335A2 (de) | 1989-09-20 |
EP0333335A3 EP0333335A3 (en) | 1990-11-14 |
EP0333335B1 EP0333335B1 (de) | 1994-01-05 |
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EP89301749A Expired - Lifetime EP0333335B1 (de) | 1988-03-17 | 1989-02-23 | Thermisches Übertragungsmaterial |
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EP (1) | EP0333335B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPH026182A (de) |
KR (1) | KR890014279A (de) |
DE (1) | DE68911960T2 (de) |
GB (1) | GB8904101D0 (de) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0861736A1 (de) * | 1997-02-28 | 1998-09-02 | Eastman Kodak Company | Weichmacher für farbgebendes Element zum thermischen Übertragungsverfahren |
EP2979891A4 (de) * | 2013-03-29 | 2017-07-19 | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | Wärmeübertragungsfolie, beschichtungsflüssigkeit für eine färbungsschicht, verfahren zur herstellung der wärmeübertragungsfolie und bilderzeugungsverfahren |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS58162678A (ja) * | 1982-03-23 | 1983-09-27 | Nec Corp | 熱転写記録用インク |
EP0164074A2 (de) * | 1984-05-31 | 1985-12-11 | Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Ltd. | Wärmeübertragungsmaterial und Verfahren |
JPS6239293A (ja) * | 1985-08-16 | 1987-02-20 | Canon Inc | 感熱記録材 |
JPS62292483A (ja) * | 1986-06-11 | 1987-12-19 | Sugai Kagaku Kogyo Kk | 熱転写記録方法 |
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- 1989-02-23 EP EP89301749A patent/EP0333335B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-02-23 GB GB898904101A patent/GB8904101D0/en active Pending
- 1989-02-23 DE DE89301749T patent/DE68911960T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-03-17 KR KR1019890003333A patent/KR890014279A/ko not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1989-03-17 JP JP1064012A patent/JPH026182A/ja active Pending
Patent Citations (4)
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JPS58162678A (ja) * | 1982-03-23 | 1983-09-27 | Nec Corp | 熱転写記録用インク |
EP0164074A2 (de) * | 1984-05-31 | 1985-12-11 | Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Ltd. | Wärmeübertragungsmaterial und Verfahren |
JPS6239293A (ja) * | 1985-08-16 | 1987-02-20 | Canon Inc | 感熱記録材 |
JPS62292483A (ja) * | 1986-06-11 | 1987-12-19 | Sugai Kagaku Kogyo Kk | 熱転写記録方法 |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 11, no. 225 (M-609)(2672) 22 July 1987, & JP-A-62 39293 (CANON INC) 20 February 1987, * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 7, no. 285 (C-201)(1430) 20 December 1983, & JP-A-58 162678 (NIPPON DENKI K.K.) 27 September 1983, * |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0861736A1 (de) * | 1997-02-28 | 1998-09-02 | Eastman Kodak Company | Weichmacher für farbgebendes Element zum thermischen Übertragungsverfahren |
EP2979891A4 (de) * | 2013-03-29 | 2017-07-19 | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | Wärmeübertragungsfolie, beschichtungsflüssigkeit für eine färbungsschicht, verfahren zur herstellung der wärmeübertragungsfolie und bilderzeugungsverfahren |
US9764580B2 (en) | 2013-03-29 | 2017-09-19 | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | Thermal transfer sheet, coating liquid for colorant layer, method for manufacturing thermal transfer sheet, and image forming method |
US10525757B2 (en) | 2013-03-29 | 2020-01-07 | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | Thermal transfer sheet, coating liquid for colorant layer, method for manufacturing thermal transfer sheet, and image forming method |
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DE68911960D1 (de) | 1994-02-17 |
JPH026182A (ja) | 1990-01-10 |
KR890014279A (ko) | 1989-10-23 |
EP0333335A3 (en) | 1990-11-14 |
EP0333335B1 (de) | 1994-01-05 |
DE68911960T2 (de) | 1994-04-28 |
GB8904101D0 (en) | 1989-04-05 |
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