JPH0193394A - Electrothermal transfer recording material - Google Patents
Electrothermal transfer recording materialInfo
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- JPH0193394A JPH0193394A JP62250962A JP25096287A JPH0193394A JP H0193394 A JPH0193394 A JP H0193394A JP 62250962 A JP62250962 A JP 62250962A JP 25096287 A JP25096287 A JP 25096287A JP H0193394 A JPH0193394 A JP H0193394A
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- YXFVVABEGXRONW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Toluene Chemical compound CC1=CC=CC=C1 YXFVVABEGXRONW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
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- XTXRWKRVRITETP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Vinyl acetate Chemical compound CC(=O)OC=C XTXRWKRVRITETP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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Classifications
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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
- B41M5/3825—Electric current carrying heat transfer sheets
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- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)
Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は通電熱転写型のビデオプ゛リンタやサーマルプ
リンタに使用する通電熱転写記録材に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an electrically conductive thermal transfer recording material used in an electrically conductive thermal transfer type video printer or thermal printer.
近年、低騒音で高速印画が可能という利点からカラープ
リンタを中心に通電熱転写型プリンタが広く普及してき
ている。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electric thermal transfer printers, mainly color printers, have become widely popular because of their low noise and high speed printing capabilities.
通電熱転写型プリンタに用いられる通電熱転写記録材の
インク層は、 ワックスなどの低融点物質、熱可塑性樹
脂、及び色材等を混合した物質をベース材上に塗布して
いた。 又、場合によっては、ワックスがリッチな層と
熱可塑性樹脂がリッチな層が層状に塗布されていた。The ink layer of the electrical thermal transfer recording material used in electrical thermal transfer printers is a mixture of a low-melting substance such as wax, a thermoplastic resin, and a coloring material, which is coated on a base material. In some cases, a layer rich in wax and a layer rich in thermoplastic resin were applied in layers.
しかし、かかる通電熱転写記録材は、粗面紙への印画像
が不鮮明となる欠点を有している。粗面紙は紙の表面に
凹凸がある為、接触によりインクを転写する通電熱転写
方式では、凹面に十分なインクを載せることができない
。また凹面にブリッジングするような樹脂量がきわめて
多いインクを使用すると、転写の際のインクの切れが悪
くなり輪郭がギザギザになったり、ぼけが出たりしやす
い。However, such electrically conductive thermal transfer recording materials have the disadvantage that images printed on rough paper become unclear. Since rough paper has uneven surfaces, it is not possible to place sufficient ink on the concave surfaces using an electrically heated thermal transfer method that transfers ink through contact. Furthermore, if an ink with an extremely large amount of resin that causes bridging on concave surfaces is used, the ink will not cut easily during transfer, resulting in jagged or blurred outlines.
本発明はかかる問題点を解決し、粗面紙へ鮮明な印画を
得ることが目的である。The object of the present invention is to solve these problems and obtain clear prints on rough paper.
本発明の通電熱転写記録材は、少なくとも通電発熱層、
インク層及びベース層から構成される通電熱転写記録材
に於いて、前記インク層が低融点物質中に、色材を含む
熱可塑性樹脂粒子を含んで成る事を特徴とする。The current-carrying thermal transfer recording material of the present invention comprises at least a current-carrying heat generating layer;
An electrically conductive thermal transfer recording material comprising an ink layer and a base layer is characterized in that the ink layer contains thermoplastic resin particles containing a coloring material in a low melting point substance.
さらにインク層中の熱可塑性樹脂粒子は4μm以上であ
ることを特徴とする。Furthermore, the thermoplastic resin particles in the ink layer are characterized in that they have a diameter of 4 μm or more.
さらに前i2a!1可短性樹脂粒子のバインダーとして
、低融点物質が作用し、樹脂粒子どうしは面接触して塗
布されていることを特徴とする。Further i2a! 1. A low melting point substance acts as a binder for the short-circuitable resin particles, and the resin particles are coated in surface contact with each other.
以下に本発明に於ける実施例及び比較例を説明するが、
当発明は、これに限定されるものではない。Examples and comparative examples of the present invention will be explained below.
The present invention is not limited to this.
本発明に用いる低融点物質は、従来公知のワックスや脂
肪酸誘導体が用いられる。熱可塑性樹脂は、ポリエチレ
ン樹脂、EVA、EEA、アクリル樹脂、塩ビ酢ビ樹脂
等が考えられる。色材は顔料及び染料である。ベース層
は従来公知のPET等の合成樹脂フィルムが用いられる
。As the low melting point substance used in the present invention, conventionally known waxes and fatty acid derivatives are used. Possible thermoplastic resins include polyethylene resin, EVA, EEA, acrylic resin, and vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate resin. Colorants are pigments and dyes. For the base layer, a conventionally known synthetic resin film such as PET is used.
又、通電発熱層としては、通電発熱材として、カーボン
ブラックを、ポリエステル樹脂、ポリエチレン樹脂等の
熱可塑性樹脂と一緒にトルエン、M E K 、メチル
アセテート等の仔機容剤中に分散した組成物をベース層
状にロールコータを用いて曵工したものである。In addition, the current heating layer may be a composition in which carbon black is dispersed as a current heating material in a carrier agent such as toluene, M E K , methyl acetate, etc. together with a thermoplastic resin such as polyester resin or polyethylene resin. The base layer was coated using a roll coater.
尚、例中の%は重量%である。In addition, % in an example is weight %.
実施例1
組成物A パラフィンワックス 50%カルナバワック
ス 50%
組成物B ポリエチレン樹脂 40%酢ビ樹脂
40%
顔料ペースト 20%
各組成物A、Bを、別々に撹拌し分散状聾にする。さら
に組成物Bは超音波ミル等で粉砕し、粒子を4〜6μ程
度にそろえる。その後、組成物Aの融点温度近くで、組
成物A:組成物B=1:2の比率で、A中にBを分散さ
せる。このインクをベース層のPETフィルムの通電発
熱層と番よ裏面上に、ロールコータで塗布量が8 g/
m’になるよう塗工し、通電熱転写型インクリボンを作
成した。Example 1 Composition A Paraffin wax 50% Carnauba wax 50% Composition B Polyethylene resin 40% Vinyl acetate resin
40% Pigment Paste 20% Each composition A, B is stirred separately into a dispersed deaf. Furthermore, Composition B is pulverized using an ultrasonic mill or the like, so that the particles have a size of about 4 to 6 μm. Thereafter, B is dispersed in A near the melting point temperature of Composition A in a ratio of Composition A:Composition B=1:2. This ink was applied to the base layer PET film's current heating layer and back side using a roll coater in an amount of 8 g/
The ink ribbon was coated to give an electric current transfer type ink ribbon of m'.
実施例2
M酸物A パラフィンワックス 60%カルナバワッ
クス 40%
組成物B ポリエチレン樹脂 40%E V A
35%
カーボンブラック 23%
分散剤 2%
各組成物A、Bを別々に撹拌し、分散状態にする。さら
に、組成物Bは超音波ミル等で粉砕し、粒子を4〜6μ
にそろえる。R初に組成物AをPETフィルムの通電発
熱層とは裏面上に、1g/m1になるようロールコータ
を用いて塗布し、その後、溶剤中にエマルジョン分散し
た組成物Bを4〜8g/m”塗布し、インク層を2層構
造とした通電熱転写型インクリボンを作成した。Example 2 M acid A Paraffin wax 60% Carnauba wax 40% Composition B Polyethylene resin 40% E V A
35% Carbon black 23% Dispersant 2% Each composition A and B are stirred separately to form a dispersed state. Furthermore, Composition B is pulverized with an ultrasonic mill or the like to obtain particles of 4 to 6 μm.
Align. R First, composition A was coated on the back side of the PET film's current heating layer at a concentration of 1 g/m1 using a roll coater, and then composition B, which was emulsion dispersed in a solvent, was applied at 4 to 8 g/m1. ``We created an electrical thermal transfer type ink ribbon with a two-layer ink layer structure.
上記各個の如く作成した通電熱転写記録材を、一般公知
と思われる、以下の組成の通電熱転写型インクフィルム
と印画比較した。The electrical thermal transfer recording materials prepared as described above were compared in printing with electrical thermal transfer type ink films of the following compositions, which are considered to be generally known.
公知のインク例
パラフィンワックス 65%
EVA 20%
カーボンブラック 15%
以上の組成物を加熱分散し、インクを作る。このインク
を通電発熱層とは裏面のPETフィルム上に、ロールコ
ータを用いて塗布量が3 g/m’−になるように塗工
し、通電熱転写型インクリボンを作成した。Examples of known inks A composition of paraffin wax 65% EVA 20% carbon black 15% or more is heated and dispersed to prepare an ink. This ink was coated onto a PET film on the back side of the electrical heating layer using a roll coater at a coating weight of 3 g/m'- to produce an electrical thermal transfer type ink ribbon.
尚、比較は通電熱転写型ブリ/りを用いた。又印字紙は
下記に示す3水準を用い、印画品位を目視で比較評価し
た。Incidentally, the comparison was made using an electrically heated thermal transfer type buri/printer. In addition, the print quality was visually compared and evaluated using the three standards shown below for printing paper.
ランカスターボンド紙(ベック平滑度6〜8sec)
XEROX4024紙(ベック平滑度25〜30 s
e c)
通電熱転写専用紙(ベック平滑度250〜30Qsec
)
評価結果を第−表に示す。表より明らかなように、本発
明に於ける通電熱転写記録材は、印画品位の向上に大き
な効果がみられる。Lancaster bond paper (Beck smoothness 6-8 seconds) XEROX4024 paper (Beck smoothness 25-30 seconds
e c) Electric thermal transfer paper (Beck smoothness 250-30Qsec
) The evaluation results are shown in Table 1. As is clear from the table, the electrically conductive thermal transfer recording material of the present invention is highly effective in improving print quality.
第 −表
注) 01Δ、×は良から不良に段階的に変化する評価
である。Table 1 Note) 01Δ and × are evaluations that change stepwise from good to bad.
次に図により通電熱転写記録材の構造と、転写のメカニ
ズムを説明する。第1図は本発明の通電熱転写記録材の
構造である。粒子状になった熱可塑性樹脂3中に色材4
が分散され、ワックス等の低融点物質5を介して、PE
T等のベース層1に固着している。又、これらのインク
層とは裏側のペース層1上には、通電発熱1iI2が塗
工されている。ここで(a)は、実施例1のタイプであ
り、(b)は実施例2のタイプを示す。Next, the structure of the electrically conductive thermal transfer recording material and the transfer mechanism will be explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the structure of the electrically conductive thermal transfer recording material of the present invention. Coloring material 4 in particulate thermoplastic resin 3
is dispersed, and through a low melting point substance 5 such as wax, PE
It is fixed to the base layer 1 such as T. Further, on the back side of the ink layer, the paste layer 1 is coated with an energized heat generating layer 1iI2. Here, (a) shows the type of Example 1, and (b) shows the type of Example 2.
第2図は、従来の通電熱転写型インクフィルムの構造で
、インク層6は、樹脂とワックスが相溶しており区分が
ない。色材4は樹脂−ワックス層に分散している。FIG. 2 shows the structure of a conventional electrically conductive thermal transfer type ink film, in which the ink layer 6 has resin and wax that are compatible with each other and has no distinction. Coloring material 4 is dispersed in the resin-wax layer.
第3図は本発明に於ける通電熱転写記録材を転写紙に転
写した図である。図により解かるように加熱面のワック
スが溶融して樹脂粒子どうしが互いに融でした形状とな
り紙面8に接着する。ベース層1を引き」1すと、樹脂
粒子の@着していない面からきれいに♀りれる為、 印
画のキレが良くなる。紙面側に残る互いに融雪しあった
樹脂は面として形成される為、紙面の凹部も十分に埋め
ることができ、(第4図)ラフ紙への対応も可能となる
。FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the electrically conductive thermal transfer recording material of the present invention transferred to transfer paper. As can be seen from the figure, the wax on the heated surface melts and the resin particles become fused to each other and adhere to the paper surface 8. When the base layer 1 is removed, the unattached side of the resin particles can be removed neatly, resulting in a sharper print. Since the melted resin remaining on the paper side is formed as a surface, it is possible to sufficiently fill the recesses on the paper surface (Fig. 4), and it is also possible to handle rough paper.
以上述べたように、本発明の通電熱転写記録材は、少な
くとも通電発熱層、インク層及びベース層から構成され
る通電熱転写記録材において、前記インク層が低融点物
質中に、色材を含む熱可塑性樹脂粒子を含んで成ること
により、粗面紙への鮮明でキレの良い印画を得ることが
できる。As described above, the current-carrying thermal transfer recording material of the present invention is a current-carrying thermal transfer recording material comprising at least a current-carrying heat generating layer, an ink layer, and a base layer, in which the ink layer contains a coloring material in a low melting point substance. By containing plastic resin particles, it is possible to obtain clear and sharp prints on rough paper.
第1図(a)(b)は本発明に於ける実施例の構造を示
す断面図。第2図は従来の通電熱転写記録材の構造を示
す断面図。第3図は、本発明の通電熱転写記録材を用い
て印画を行なう場合の断面図、第4図は粗面紙へ本発明
のインク材が付着した場合を示す断面図。
1・・・ベース層
2・・・通電発熱層
3・・・色材を含む熱可塑性樹脂3中
4・・・色材
5・・・低融点物質
6・・・低融点物質と熱可覆性樹脂の混合体7・・・プ
ラテン
8・・・プリンタヘッド発熱体
9・・・転写紙
10・・・加熱溶融後の熱可塑性樹脂3中以 上FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) are sectional views showing the structure of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the structure of a conventional electrically conductive thermal transfer recording material. FIG. 3 is a sectional view when printing is performed using the electrically conductive thermal transfer recording material of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the case where the ink material of the present invention is adhered to rough paper. 1...Base layer 2...Electric heating layer 3...Thermoplastic resin containing coloring material 4...Coloring material 5...Low melting point substance 6...Low melting point substance and thermoplastic coating Thermoplastic resin mixture 7...Platen 8...Printer head heating element 9...Transfer paper 10...Thermoplastic resin 3 after heating and melting
Claims (3)
ら構成される通電熱転写記録材に於いて、前記インク層
が低融点物質中に、色材を含む熱可塑性樹脂粒子を含ん
で成る事を特徴とする通電熱転写記録材。(1) An electric thermal transfer recording material comprising at least an electric heating layer, an ink layer, and a base layer, characterized in that the ink layer contains thermoplastic resin particles containing a coloring material in a low melting point substance. An electrically conductive thermal transfer recording material.
ることを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載の通電熱
転写記録材。(2) The electrical thermal transfer recording material according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic resin particles have a particle diameter of 4 μm or more.
として低融点物質があり、且つ樹脂粒子どうしは互いに
面接触して塗布されていることを特徴とする特許請求の
範囲第1項記載の通電熱転写記録材。(3) A low melting point substance is used as a binder between the thermoplastic resin particles and the base layer, and the resin particles are applied in surface contact with each other. Thermal transfer recording material.
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Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPH02303886A (en) * | 1989-05-19 | 1990-12-17 | Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd | Thermal transfer film |
JPH039878A (en) * | 1989-06-06 | 1991-01-17 | Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd | Thermal transfer method and apparatus |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPH02303886A (en) * | 1989-05-19 | 1990-12-17 | Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd | Thermal transfer film |
JPH039878A (en) * | 1989-06-06 | 1991-01-17 | Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd | Thermal transfer method and apparatus |
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