JP3610188B2 - Reversible thermosensitive recording material - Google Patents

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JP3610188B2
JP3610188B2 JP14373697A JP14373697A JP3610188B2 JP 3610188 B2 JP3610188 B2 JP 3610188B2 JP 14373697 A JP14373697 A JP 14373697A JP 14373697 A JP14373697 A JP 14373697A JP 3610188 B2 JP3610188 B2 JP 3610188B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は可視画像を繰り返し表示、消去することができる可逆性感熱記録材料に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
各種プリペードカード等には磁気カードやICカードが使用されているが、記録内容が直接目視できないため、支払い金額や残額を簡単にチェックできず、使用者に内容を保証することが難しかった。そこで、目視可能な記録を行ない、またその記録を消去できる記録材料あるいは記録方法の検討が行われている。なかでも、見やすさから色素画像を形成できる方法が期待されている。
【0003】
色素画像を形成できる可逆性感熱記録材料としては、ラクトン環部分をもつロイコ染料が電子を放出することにより、ラクトン環が開環して発色する記録材料が知られている。上記可逆性記録材料は記録層を温度T1まで加熱すると発色が起こり、急冷して発色状態を固定する。再び温度T2(T2<T1)まで加熱した後、徐冷すると消色する。
【0004】
特開平2−188293号にはロイコ染料と、熱的に反応して顕色または減色する顕減色剤と、バインダーとを主成分とする記録層を設けた可逆性感熱記録媒体が開示されている。当該公報は酸と塩基の反応速度の違いを利用して発色と消色とを繰返すものである。
【0005】
特開平4−247985号にはロイコ染料と、長鎖アルキル基を持つフォスフォン酸である顕色剤とバインダーとを主成分とする記録層を設けた可逆性感熱記録材料が開示されている。当該公報は顕色剤がその構造のために凝集力をもち、顕色剤とロイコ染料とが接触と分離することにより発色と消色とを繰返すものである。
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかし、前者である特開平2−188293号に開示された可逆性感熱記録媒体の印字保存性能が低いため、記録された印字が消えてしまう。また、印字と消去を繰返すと、消去性能が低下して書き込んだ印字の残映が生じていく。後者である特開平4−247985号に開示された可逆性感熱記録材料は印字と消去を繰返していくと、地肌濃度が上がり表示面が着色していく。そして、消去性能が低下して書き込んだ印字の残映が生じていく。
【0007】
以上述べたように、色素画像を形成しながら、繰返し記録および消去ができる記録媒体には、解決すべき事柄があった。本発明は繰返し使用しても地肌濃度が上がることがなく、かつ、消去性能が低下しない可逆性感熱記録材料を提供することにある。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明の要旨は、支持体上に電子を放出して色素となる色素前駆体と電子受容性化合物を含有し、熱処理温度条件により発色状態と消色状態を生じて画像を形成する可逆性感熱記録材料において、前記可逆性感熱記録材料は下記の化合物群(A)から選ばれる電子受容性化合物と、有機アミノ性化合物と、脂肪族フェノン化合物とを含有することを特徴とする可逆性感熱記録材料であり、また、さらに炭素数12以上の長鎖アルキル基を有する化合物を含有することが好ましい。
(A):4−ヒドロキシフェニル安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシフェノキシ)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシベンゾイル)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシ−3−フェニルベンゾイル)安息香酸、3−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(2,3−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(2,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、3−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、2−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシベンジル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシビフェニル)安息香酸
【0009】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明で用いられる色素前駆体としては、分子構造中にラクトン環部分を有するロイコ染料を用いることができる。ロイコ染料は電子を放出して、ラクトン環部分が開環して発色する性質をもつ。また、電子が供給されると、ラクトン環部分が再び閉環して消色する。発色の色はロイコ染料の分子構造により異なる。
【0010】
具体的にはクリスタルバイオレットラクトン、3−(4−ジエチルアミノ−2−エトキシフェニル)−3−(1−エチル−2−メチルインドール−3−イル)−4−アザフタリド、3,3−ビス(1−エチル−2−メチルインドール−3−イル)フタリド等のフタリド化合物、また、3−ジエチルアミノ−6−メチル−7−アニリノフルオラン、3−ジブチルアミノ−6−メチル−7−アニリノフルオラン、2−(2−クロロアニリノ)−6−ジエチルアミノフルオラン、2−
(2−クロロアニリノ)−6−ジブチルアミノフルオラン、2−アニリノ−3−メチル−6−(N−エチルイソペンチルアミノ)フルオラン、3−シクロヘキシルメチルアミノ−6−メチル−7−アニリノフルオラン、3−ベンジルエチルアミノ−6−チメル−7−アニリノフルオラン、3−ジエチルアミノ−6−クロロ−7−アニリノフルラン、3−メチルプロピルアミノ−6−メチル−7−アニリノフルオラン、3−ジエチルアミノ−6−チメル−7−キシリジノフルオランなどのフルオラン化合物などが挙げられる。
【0011】
電子受容性化合物としては下記の化合物群(A)から選ばれる電子受容性化合物が色素前駆体と反応する顕減色剤として用いられる。
(A):4−ヒドロキシフェニル安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシフェノキシ)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシベンゾイル)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシ−3−フェニルベンゾイル)安息香酸、3−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(2,3−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(2,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、3−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、2−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシベンジル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシビフェニル)安息香酸
【0012】
本発明の可逆性感熱記録材料では、有機アミノ性化合物を含有することにより、コントラストを改善することができる。有機アミノ性化合物としては、例えばラウリルアミン、セチルアミン、ステアリルアミン、エイコシルアミンなどの脂肪族アミン、メチルエチルアミン、チメルプロピルアミン、メチルブチルアミン、メチルヘキシルアミン、ジドデシルアミン、トリメチルアミン、トリエチルアミン、ジメチルエチルアミンなどの低級アミン、ジベンジルアミン、トリベンジルアミン、アラニン、フェニルアラニン、トリフェニルグアニジンなどの芳香族アミン、ピリジン、ピペリジン、ピペラジンなどの環状アミンが挙げられる。
【0013】
本発明の可逆性感熱記録材料に使用される脂肪族フェノン化合物としては下記一般式化1に示される化合物が上げられる。脂肪族フェノン化合物は消色促進剤として作用し、印字を消去した際に消去濃度と地肌濃度とをほぼ同等となるように消去する。
【0014】
【化1】
R−CO−C
ここで、Rは炭素数10以上のアルキル基である。
【0015】
本発明で好んで使用される炭素数12以上の長鎖アルキル基をもつ化合物としては脂肪族カルボン酸、脂肪族アミド、アルコール類、ケトン類、脂肪族アニリド、脂肪族尿素化合物および前記化合物の誘導体が挙げられる。官能基として水酸基、ハロゲン基、フェノール基などを有してよい。具体的には例えば、ラウリン酸、ヒドロキシラウリル酸、パルミチン酸、ヒドロキシパルミチン酸、ステアリン酸、ヒドロキシステアリン酸、ジヒドロキシステアリン酸、ベヘン酸、ラウリル酸アミド、ヘキサデカン酸アミド、ステアリン酸アミド、ベヘン酸アミド、ラウリルアルコール、セチルアルコール、ステアリルアルコール、ラウロン、ステアロン、ミリスチン酸アニリド、ステアリン酸アニリド、n−テトラデシル尿素、n−ステアリル尿素などが挙げられる。
【0016】
上述した色素前駆体と電子受容性化合物と有機アミノ性化合物と脂肪族フェノンとからなる混合物は高分子バインダーに分散された後に紙、合成紙、プラスチックフィルム等の支持体に記録層として塗布される。上述した、炭素数12以上の長鎖アルキル基をもつ化合物を上記混合物に混合することが好ましい。
【0017】
高分子バインダーとして、透明性や製膜性が良く耐熱性の高い樹脂が用いられる。例えば、ポリメタクリル酸エステル、ポリアクリル酸エステルまたはその共重合体、ポリ塩化ビニル、塩化ビニル−酢酸ビニル共重合体、塩化ビニル−酢酸ビニル−マレイン酸共重合体、塩化ビニル−酢酸ビニル−アルコール共重合体、他の酢酸ビニル化合物、塩化ビニル系共重合体、ポリ塩化ビニリデン、塩化ビニリデン系共重合体、ポリビニルアルコール、ポリエステル、ポリアミド、ポリウレタン、ポリスチレン、アクリロニトリル−スチレン共重合体、アクリロニトリル−ブタジエン−スチレン共重合体などが好ましい。
【0018】
配合比はロイコ染料10重量部に対して下記の化合物群(A)から選ばれる電子受容性化合物は10〜100重量部、好ましくは15〜50重量部、有機アミノ性化合物は10〜80重量部、好ましくは10〜40重量部、脂肪族フェノン化合物は1〜20重量部、好ましくは3〜10重量部、高分子バインダーは10〜100重量部、好ましくは20〜40重量部である。
(A):4−ヒドロキシフェニル安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシフェノキシ)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシベンゾイル)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシ−3−フェニルベンゾイル)安息香酸、3−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(2,3−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(2,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、3−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、2−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシベンジル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシビフェニル)安息香酸
【0019】
また本発明では記録層上に、繰り返し耐久性やサーマルヘッドとのマッチング性の向上のために保護層を設けることができる。保護被膜としてはポリエチレンテレフタレート、ポリエーテルイミド、ポリエーテルエーテルケトン、ポリサルフォン、ポリフェニレンサルファイド、ポリアクリレート、ポリエーテルサルフォン、ポリカーボネート、ポリエチレンナフタレート、ポリイミド、アクリル樹脂、紫外線硬化樹脂、電子線硬化樹脂などの耐熱性の高い樹脂が使用される。
【0020】
また、発色状態の耐熱保存性・熱安定性の向上、光による変色・退色防止、感度向上のため、記録層または中間層に安定剤、増感剤、紫外線吸収剤、分散剤などを含有させることができる。
【0021】
例えば本発明の可逆性感熱記録材料は、ポリエチレンテレフタレートなどの合成樹脂基材シート上に、各種化合物を高分子バインダー中に分散させた記録層、および保護層を順次積層した構造をもつ。
【0022】
本発明の可逆性感熱記録材料はサーマルヘッドや他の手段などで短時間の加熱(T1)を行い、急冷すると発色が固定される。また、ホットスタンプ、加熱ロールなどで短時間の加熱(T2<T1)を行うと画像が消去される。サーマルヘッドによる加熱は数msecの短時間で行い、一方、ホットスタンプなどによる加熱は0.1〜数secの比較的長時間行う。本発明の可逆性感熱記録材料は加熱温度と加熱時間の制御により可逆的な画像形成ができる。
【0023】
【実施例】
以下、実施例を説明するが本発明はこれに限定されるものではない。
【0024】
(実施例1)

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A液とB液をそれぞれペイントシェーカーで4時間程度分散した後、A液:B液=1:6の割合でよく混合して、塗工液を調整した。
【0025】
塗工液を厚さ188μmの白色ポリエチレンテレフタレート樹脂フィルムの表面にバーコーターを用いてコーティングし、乾燥して厚さ7μmの記録層を作製した。この上に紫外線硬化樹脂を硬化後の厚み2μmになるように塗布し紫外線で硬化させて保護層とし、本発明の可逆性感熱記録材料を作製した。
【0026】
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上記の組成物を用いるほかは実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録材料を作製した。
【0027】
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上記の組成物を用いてペイントシェーカーで3時間分散させるほかは実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録材料を作製した。
【0028】
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上記の組成物を用いるほかは実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録材料を作製した。
【0029】
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上記の組成物を用いるほかは実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録材料を作製した。
【0030】
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上記の組成物を用いるほかは実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録材料を作製した。
【0031】
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上記の組成物を用いるほかは実施例1と同様にして可逆性感熱記録材料を作製した。
【0032】
(リライト試験)
以上のように作製した可逆性感熱記録材料の反射濃度をマクベス反射濃度計RD−914で測定して地肌濃度とした。次に、サーマルヘッド(0.35mJ/dot)で印字を行い、印字部分の反射濃度を測定し印字濃度とした。この印字した可逆性感熱記録材料を110℃の熱印版で2秒間加熱し、可逆性感熱記録材料の反射濃度を測定し消去濃度とした。その結果を表1に示す。
【0033】
【表1】
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表1より明らかなように、化合物群(A)から選ばれる電子受容性化合物として4−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、3−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、および2−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸を用い、それぞれさらに、有機アミノ性化合物と、脂肪族フェノン化合物とを含有する可逆性感熱記録材料である実施例1〜3は印字ができ、また、印字の消去濃度が低く、地肌濃度とほぼ同じである。特に、化合物群(A)から選ばれる電子受容性化合物として4−ヒドロキシフェニル安息香酸を用い、かつ、有機アミノ性化合物と、脂肪族フェノン化合物と、さらに炭素数12以上の長鎖アルキル基を有する化合物を含有する実施例4は、消去濃度と地肌濃度とがほぼ同じであり、印字濃度が上がっている。
【0034】
一方、下記の化合物群(A)から選ばれる電子受容性化合物と、脂肪族フェノン化合物とを含有しない比較例1は印字濃度が極めて低い。脂肪族フェノン化合物を含有しない比較例2は消去濃度が高くなっている。有機アミノ性化合物を含有していない比較例3は印字濃度が極めて低い。
(A):4−ヒドロキシフェニル安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシフェノキシ)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシベンゾイル)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシ−3−フェニルベンゾイル)安息香酸、3−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(2,3−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(2,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、3−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、2−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシベンジル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシビフェニル)安息香酸
【0035】
実施例1〜4の記録材料を用いて繰り返し耐久性の評価を行った。印字・消去を50回程度繰り返したが印字濃度、消去濃度に特に変化はなかった。また、尚、実施例4において、長鎖アルキル化合物として脂肪族カルボン酸であるステアリン酸、脂肪族アミドであるベヘン酸アミド、アルコール類であるセチルアルコール、ケトン類であるステアロン、脂肪族尿素化合物であるn−ステアリル尿素をもちいた場合も、実施例4と同様な結果を得ることができた。
【0036】
【発明の効果】
本発明の可逆性感熱記録材料は繰返し使用しても地肌濃度が上がることがなく、かつ、消去性能が低下しない。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a reversible thermosensitive recording material capable of repeatedly displaying and erasing a visible image.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Magnetic cards and IC cards are used for various prepaid cards. However, since the recorded contents cannot be directly visually checked, it is difficult to easily check the payment amount and the remaining amount, and it is difficult to guarantee the contents to the user. In view of this, studies have been made on recording materials or recording methods capable of performing visual recording and erasing the recording. Among these, a method capable of forming a dye image is expected from the viewpoint of ease of viewing.
[0003]
As a reversible thermosensitive recording material capable of forming a dye image, a recording material is known in which a leuco dye having a lactone ring portion emits electrons, whereby the lactone ring is opened to form a color. The reversible recording material develops color when the recording layer is heated to a temperature T1, and rapidly cools to fix the colored state. After heating again to the temperature T2 (T2 <T1), the color disappears when slowly cooled.
[0004]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-188293 discloses a reversible thermosensitive recording medium provided with a recording layer mainly composed of a leuco dye, a developer / subtractor that develops or subtracts color by thermal reaction, and a binder. . The gazette repeats color development and decoloration using the difference in reaction rate between acid and base.
[0005]
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 4-247985 discloses a reversible thermosensitive recording material provided with a recording layer mainly composed of a leuco dye, a developer that is a phosphonic acid having a long-chain alkyl group, and a binder. In this publication, the developer has a cohesive force because of its structure, and the developer and the leuco dye are separated from contact with each other, so that coloring and decoloring are repeated.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the reversible thermosensitive recording medium disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-188293, which is the former, has low print storage performance, the recorded print disappears. Further, if printing and erasing are repeated, the erasing performance deteriorates, and the written print remains. When the reversible thermosensitive recording material disclosed in JP-A-4-247985, which is the latter, is repeatedly printed and erased, the background density increases and the display surface is colored. As a result, the erasing performance is deteriorated, and the afterprint of the written print occurs.
[0007]
As described above, there has been a problem to be solved for a recording medium that can repeatedly record and erase while forming a dye image. It is an object of the present invention to provide a reversible thermosensitive recording material that does not increase the background density even when it is used repeatedly and does not deteriorate the erasing performance.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The gist of the present invention is a reversible thermosensitive material which contains a dye precursor that becomes a dye by emitting electrons on a support and an electron-accepting compound, and forms a colored state and a decolored state depending on a heat treatment temperature condition. in the recording material, wherein the reversible thermosensitive recording material and an electron-accepting compound selected from the following group of compounds (a), an organic amino compound, a reversible thermosensitive recording, characterized in that it contains an aliphatic phenone compound It is preferable that the material further contains a compound having a long-chain alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms.
(A): 4-hydroxyphenylbenzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxyphenoxy) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxybenzoyl) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxy -3-phenylbenzoyl) benzoic acid, 3- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (2,3 -Dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (2,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 3- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 2- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4 -Hydroxybenzyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxybiphenyl) benzoic acid .
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As the dye precursor used in the present invention, a leuco dye having a lactone ring moiety in the molecular structure can be used. A leuco dye has the property of releasing electrons and opening the lactone ring portion to develop a color. When electrons are supplied, the lactone ring portion closes again and disappears. The color of the color varies depending on the molecular structure of the leuco dye.
[0010]
Specifically, crystal violet lactone, 3- (4-diethylamino-2-ethoxyphenyl) -3- (1-ethyl-2-methylindol-3-yl) -4-azaphthalide, 3,3-bis (1- Phthalide compounds such as ethyl-2-methylindol-3-yl) phthalide, and 3-diethylamino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane, 3-dibutylamino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane, 2- (2-chloroanilino) -6-diethylaminofluorane, 2-
(2-chloroanilino) -6-dibutylaminofluorane, 2-anilino-3-methyl-6- (N-ethylisopentylamino) fluorane, 3-cyclohexylmethylamino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane, 3-benzylethylamino-6-thymel-7-anilinofluorane, 3-diethylamino-6-chloro-7-anilinoflurane, 3-methylpropylamino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane, 3-diethylamino- Examples include fluorane compounds such as 6-thymer-7-xylidinofluorane.
[0011]
As the electron-accepting compound, an electron-accepting compound selected from the following compound group (A) is used as a developer / color reducing agent that reacts with the dye precursor.
(A): 4-hydroxyphenylbenzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxyphenoxy) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxybenzoyl) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxy -3-phenylbenzoyl) benzoic acid, 3- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (2,3 -Dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (2,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 3- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 2- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4 -Hydroxybenzyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxybiphenyl) benzoic acid .
[0012]
The reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention can improve contrast by containing an organic amino compound. Examples of organic amino compounds include aliphatic amines such as laurylamine, cetylamine, stearylamine, and eicosylamine, methylethylamine, thymepropylamine, methylbutylamine, methylhexylamine, didodecylamine, trimethylamine, triethylamine, dimethylethylamine Lower amines such as dibenzylamine, tribenzylamine, aromatic amines such as alanine, phenylalanine and triphenylguanidine, and cyclic amines such as pyridine, piperidine and piperazine.
[0013]
Examples of the aliphatic phenone compound used in the reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention include compounds represented by the following general formula 1. The aliphatic phenone compound acts as a color erasing accelerator, and erases the erasure density and the background density to be substantially equal when the print is erased.
[0014]
[Chemical 1]
R-CO-C 6 H 5
Here, R is an alkyl group having 10 or more carbon atoms.
[0015]
Compounds having a long-chain alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms that are preferably used in the present invention include aliphatic carboxylic acids, aliphatic amides, alcohols, ketones, aliphatic anilides, aliphatic urea compounds, and derivatives of the above compounds. Is mentioned. The functional group may have a hydroxyl group, a halogen group, a phenol group, or the like. Specifically, for example, lauric acid, hydroxy lauric acid, palmitic acid, hydroxy palmitic acid, stearic acid, hydroxy stearic acid, dihydroxy stearic acid, behenic acid, lauric acid amide, hexadecanoic acid amide, stearic acid amide, behenic acid amide, Examples include lauryl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, laurone, stearone, myristic acid anilide, stearic acid anilide, n-tetradecylurea, and n-stearylurea.
[0016]
The mixture of the dye precursor, the electron accepting compound, the organic amino compound, and the aliphatic phenone is dispersed in a polymer binder and then applied as a recording layer to a support such as paper, synthetic paper, or plastic film. . It is preferable to mix the above-mentioned compound having a long-chain alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms into the above mixture.
[0017]
As the polymer binder, a resin having good transparency and film forming property and high heat resistance is used. For example, polymethacrylic acid ester, polyacrylic acid ester or copolymer thereof, polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-maleic acid copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-alcohol copolymer Polymer, other vinyl acetate compounds, vinyl chloride copolymer, polyvinylidene chloride, vinylidene chloride copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, polyester, polyamide, polyurethane, polystyrene, acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene A copolymer or the like is preferred.
[0018]
The compounding ratio is 10 to 100 parts by weight, preferably 15 to 50 parts by weight, and 10 to 80 parts by weight of the organic amino compound for the electron-accepting compound selected from the following compound group (A) with respect to 10 parts by weight of the leuco dye. The amount of the aliphatic phenone compound is 1 to 20 parts by weight, preferably 3 to 10 parts by weight, and the polymer binder is 10 to 100 parts by weight, preferably 20 to 40 parts by weight.
(A): 4-hydroxyphenylbenzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxyphenoxy) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxybenzoyl) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxy -3-phenylbenzoyl) benzoic acid, 3- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (2,3 -Dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (2,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 3- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 2- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4 -Hydroxybenzyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxybiphenyl) benzoic acid .
[0019]
In the present invention, a protective layer can be provided on the recording layer in order to improve repeated durability and matching with a thermal head. Protective coatings include polyethylene terephthalate, polyether imide, polyether ether ketone, polysulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, polyacrylate, polyether sulfone, polycarbonate, polyethylene naphthalate, polyimide, acrylic resin, ultraviolet curable resin, electron beam curable resin, etc. A resin with high heat resistance is used.
[0020]
In addition, the recording layer or intermediate layer contains stabilizers, sensitizers, UV absorbers, dispersants, etc. to improve the heat-resistant storage stability and thermal stability of the colored state, to prevent discoloration and fading due to light, and to improve sensitivity. be able to.
[0021]
For example, the reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention has a structure in which a recording layer in which various compounds are dispersed in a polymer binder and a protective layer are sequentially laminated on a synthetic resin base sheet such as polyethylene terephthalate.
[0022]
The reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention is heated for a short time (T1) with a thermal head or other means, and when rapidly cooled, the color development is fixed. Further, when a short time heating (T2 <T1) is performed with a hot stamp, a heating roll, or the like, the image is erased. Heating by the thermal head is performed in a short time of several milliseconds, while heating by hot stamping is performed for a relatively long time of 0.1 to several seconds. The reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention can form a reversible image by controlling the heating temperature and the heating time.
[0023]
【Example】
Hereinafter, although an Example is described, this invention is not limited to this.
[0024]
Example 1
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Liquid A and liquid B were each dispersed by a paint shaker for about 4 hours, and then thoroughly mixed at a ratio of liquid A: liquid B = 1: 6 to prepare a coating solution.
[0025]
The coating liquid was coated on the surface of a white polyethylene terephthalate resin film having a thickness of 188 μm using a bar coater and dried to produce a recording layer having a thickness of 7 μm. An ultraviolet curable resin was applied thereon so as to have a thickness of 2 μm after curing, and cured with ultraviolet rays to form a protective layer, thereby producing a reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention.
[0026]
Figure 0003610188
A reversible thermosensitive recording material was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the above composition was used.
[0027]
Figure 0003610188
A reversible thermosensitive recording material was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the above composition was dispersed for 3 hours with a paint shaker.
[0028]
Figure 0003610188
A reversible thermosensitive recording material was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the above composition was used.
[0029]
Figure 0003610188
A reversible thermosensitive recording material was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the above composition was used.
[0030]
Figure 0003610188
A reversible thermosensitive recording material was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the above composition was used.
[0031]
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A reversible thermosensitive recording material was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the above composition was used.
[0032]
(Rewrite test)
The reflection density of the reversible thermosensitive recording material produced as described above was measured with a Macbeth reflection densitometer RD-914 to obtain the background density. Next, printing was performed with a thermal head (0.35 mJ / dot), and the reflection density of the printed portion was measured to obtain the printing density. The printed reversible thermosensitive recording material was heated with a 110 ° C. thermal printing plate for 2 seconds, and the reflection density of the reversible thermosensitive recording material was measured to obtain the erase density. The results are shown in Table 1.
[0033]
[Table 1]
Figure 0003610188
As is clear from Table 1 , 4- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 3- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, and 2- (4-hydroxy) are selected as the electron-accepting compounds selected from the compound group (A). using phenyl) benzoic acid, each further, an organic amino compound, examples 1 to 3 is a reversible thermosensitive recording material containing an aliphatic phenone compound can print, also a low erasure density of the printed, It is almost the same as the background density. In particular, 4-hydroxyphenylbenzoic acid is used as the electron-accepting compound selected from the compound group (A), and it has an organic amino compound, an aliphatic phenone compound, and a long-chain alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms. In Example 4 containing the compound, the erasing density and the background density are almost the same, and the printing density is increased.
[0034]
On the other hand, Comparative Example 1 which does not contain an electron accepting compound selected from the following compound group (A) and an aliphatic phenone compound has a very low printing density. In Comparative Example 2 containing no aliphatic phenone compound, the erasing concentration is high. Comparative Example 3 containing no organic amino compound has a very low printing density.
(A): 4-hydroxyphenylbenzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxyphenoxy) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxybenzoyl) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxy -3-phenylbenzoyl) benzoic acid, 3- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (2,3 -Dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (2,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 3- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 2- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4 -Hydroxybenzyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxybiphenyl) benzoic acid .
[0035]
The recording materials of Examples 1 to 4 were repeatedly evaluated for durability. Printing / erasing was repeated about 50 times, but there was no particular change in printing density and erasing density. Further, in Example 4, stearic acid as an aliphatic carboxylic acid, behenic acid amide as an aliphatic amide, cetyl alcohol as an alcohol, stearone as a ketone, and an aliphatic urea compound as a long-chain alkyl compound. Even when some n-stearyl urea was used, the same result as in Example 4 could be obtained.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
The reversible thermosensitive recording material of the present invention does not increase the background density even when it is repeatedly used, and the erasing performance does not deteriorate.

Claims (2)

支持体上に電子を放出して色素となる色素前駆体と電子受容性化合物を含有し、熱処理温度条件により発色状態と消色状態を生じて画像を形成する可逆性感熱記録材料において、
前記可逆性感熱記録材料は下記の化合物群(A)から選ばれる電子受容性化合物と、有機アミノ性化合物と、脂肪族フェノン化合物とを含有することを特徴とする可逆性感熱記録材料。
(A):4−ヒドロキシフェニル安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシフェノキシ)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシベンゾイル)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシ−3−フェニルベンゾイル)安息香酸、3−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、2−(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(2,3−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(2,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、3−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、2−(3,4−ジヒドロキシフェニル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシベンジル)安息香酸、4−(4−ヒドロキシビフェニル)安息香酸
In a reversible thermosensitive recording material that contains a dye precursor that becomes a dye by emitting electrons on a support and an electron-accepting compound, and forms an image by forming a colored state and a decolored state depending on heat treatment temperature conditions.
The reversible thermosensitive recording material comprises an electron accepting compound selected from the following compound group (A) , an organic amino compound, and an aliphatic phenone compound.
(A): 4-hydroxyphenylbenzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxyphenoxy) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxybenzoyl) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxy -3-phenylbenzoyl) benzoic acid, 3- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 2- (4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (2,3 -Dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (2,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 3- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 2- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4 -Hydroxybenzyl) benzoic acid, 4- (4-hydroxybiphenyl) benzoic acid .
炭素数12以上の長鎖アルキル基を有する化合物を含有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の可逆性感熱記録材料。The reversible thermosensitive recording material according to claim 1, comprising a compound having a long-chain alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms.
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