Title (en)

IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET FOR THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING WITH AN INTERMEDIATE LAYER CONTAINING FINE PARTICLES OF THERMOSETTING RESIN AND FINE PARTICLES OF POLYOLEFIN RESIN

Publication

EP 0370441 A3 19900926 (EN)

Application

EP 89121466 A 19891120

Priority

JP 29437788 A 19881121

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0370441A2] An image-receiving sheet for thermal transfer printing comprising a substrate, an intermediate layer and an image-receiving layer, said intermediate layer and said image-receiving layer being disposed in this order on said substrate, characterized in that said intermediate layer comprises a layer containing (a) fine particles of one or more kinds of resins selected from the group consisting of thermosetting resins and other resins having a softening point of higher than 150 DEG C and (b) fine particles of a polyolefin resin as the main constituents and the amount of said fine particles (a) contained in the intermediate layer is in the range of from 5 to 90% by weight. The image-receiving sheet excells in the whiteness and opacity and exhibits an excellent recording sensitivity. The image-receiving sheet provides high quality images accompanied with no missing dot when used in a thermal transfer printing system wherein a thermally sublimable dye is utilized.

IPC 1-7

B41M 5/26

IPC 8 full level

B41M 5/382 (2006.01); B41M 5/44 (2006.01); B41M 5/50 (2006.01); B41M 5/52 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41M 5/44 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 11, no. 16 (M-554)(2463) 16 January 1987, & JP-A-61 192595 (RICOH CO LTD) 27 August 1986,
• [AD] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 342 (M-536)(2398) 19 November 1986, & JP-A-61 144394 (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD) 02 July 1986,
• [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 5, no. 10 (M-51)(682) 22 January 1981, & JP-A-55 140590 (RICOH K.K.) 04 November 1980,
• [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 11, no. 166 (M-593)(2613) 28 May 1987, & JP-A-61 295085 (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD) 25 December 1986,
• [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 100 (M-470)(2157) 16 April 1986, & JP-A-60 236794 (MATSUSHITA DENKI SANGYO K.K.) 25 November 1985,

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0370441 A2 19900530; EP 0370441 A3 19900926; EP 0370441 B1 19940209; DE 370441 T1 19901220; DE 68913010 D1 19940324; DE 68913010 T2 19940721; JP 2683258 B2 19971126; JP H02139293 A 19900529

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89121466 A 19891120; DE 68913010 T 19891120; DE 89121466 T 19891120; JP 29437788 A 19881121