Background of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to a reflective photographic material. Unlike the so-called
transmission- type photographic material wherein a photographic image is projected
thereon by means of transmitted light and its projected image is utilized, the present
reflective photographic material means a photographic material as usually called a
photographic paper wherein an opaque material is used as a support thereof and a photographic
layer is provided thereon and a photographic image formed on the photographic layer
is usually enjoyed directly by means of reflected light.
[0002] Hitherto, a polyethylene-coated paper wherein a layer of polyethylene in which white
pigment and others are kneaded is provided on a base paper made from pulp has been
generally used as a support for the reflective photographic material. On the reflective
photographic material wherein a polyethylene-coated paper is used as a support, however,
the brightness, the sharpness and the beauty caused by the formers of a photographic
image are remarkably deteriorated by the roughness on the surface of an adjoining
support of base paper that causes a glossy surface having a coarse wavy form on the
photographic image. Further, the cut edges of a base paper are not coated though both
sides of a support of base paper are covered by a water-proof polyethylene thin film
and therefore, there have been disadvantages that developing liquid and others permeate
the base paper through its cut edges and they reach a photographic layer through a
change with the passage of time, resulting in a bad influence on the photographic
image obtained.
[0003] As a method for overcoming aforesaid disadvantage, there have been proposed some
methods which do not employ a base paper but employ only a thermoplastic resin film
as a support.
[0004] In each of Japanese Patent Publication Open to Public Inspection No. 114921/1974
and Japanese Patent Examined in a polystyrene type resin film is disclosed but these
films have disadvantages that they are hard and fragile. From the viewpoint of physical
properties such as a mechanical strength and others of this film, polyester resins
such as polyethylene terephthalate and others are excellent and as the technology
employing this polyester resins, there are disclosed some methods wherein barium sulfate
is added to polyester resins and then they are stretched, in British Patent Nos. 1,563,591
and 1,563,592. In this method, however, it is impossible to obtain sufficient whiteness
as a support for the reflective photographic material. This is evidenced by the examples
in the patents wherein fluorescent brightener and other pigment are used abundantly.
Further, as a result of stretching, vacant spaces are produced around the barium sulfate
particles and thereby the resolving power for images obtained after the coating of
photographic layer becomes insufficient. In Japanese Patent Examined Publication No.
4910/1981, on the other hand, there is disclosed a technology wherein barium sulfate
and titanium oxide are used in combination. In the aforesaid patent, olefin type resins,
styrene type resins, vinylchloride type resins, polyacrylate type resins, polycarbonate
type resins as well as saturated polyester type resins are stated to be preferable
but it is impossible to apply to polyester type resins for the following two reasons.
The first reason is that the desirable whiteness can not be obtained without stretching
because an index of refraction of barium sulfate is close to that of polyester resin
and there is no disclosure about the occasion of adding to polyester type resin in
the patent. The second reason is that titanium oxide, if it is added to polyester
type resins and stretched, causes the vacant spaces to be produced around the particles
and thereby the desirable whiteness can not be obtained and the resolving power on
the photographic image is insufficient as stated above. As mentioned above, no satisfaction
has been obtained as a reflective photographic material.
[0005] Finally GB-A-2106802 discloses incorporation of a surface treated titanium dioxide
into a polyolefin resin layer coated onto a surface activated substrate to improve
the resolution of the obtained printed image and the adhesion of the polyolefin layer
to the substrate.
Summary of the Invention
[0006] The present invention has been devised for the purpose of overcoming the aforesaid
disadvantages and the object of the present invention is to provide a reflective photographic
material wherein there is no permeation of photographic processing liquid and others
through the cut edge of a support of the reflective photographic material and whiteness,
opacity, glossiness and further the resolving power on the photographic image thereof
are excellent.
[0007] Aforesaid object of the present invention may be attained by a reflective photographic
material wherein photosensitive photographic emulsion layers are provided on at least
one side of a support of thermoplastic resin film the principal ingredient of which
is a polyester resin containing white pigment that contains 90% by weight or more
of surface-treated titanium oxide having an average particle size of 0.1
Itm-0.5 um and having substantially no particles whose size is 50 pm or more.
[0008] A thermoplastic resin the principal ingredient of which is a polyester resin used
in the present invention includes thermoplastic resin composed only of polyester,
as a matter of course, and other ones wherein other polymer, additives and others
are added thereto within a range that does not practically change the resin characteristics
of polyester that is principal ingredient.
[0009] As polyester resin used in the invention, there are cited polymer of condensate between
aromatic dicarboxylic acid such as terephthalic, isophthalic, phthalic, and naphthalenedicarboxylic
acids, and glycol such as ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, and 1,4-butanediol, including
polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene-2,6-dinaphthalate, polypropylene terephthalate,
and polybutylene terephthalate; and their copolymers. Among them, polyethylene terephthalate
(hereinafter referred to as PET) is preferable. In general, film made from PET resin
is excellent not only in water-impermeability, smoothness, mechanical properties such
as tensile and tear strengths, and thermal dimension stability, but also in chemical
resistance during development processing.
[0010] The intrinsic viscosity of the polyester resin of the invention measured at 20°C
in a mixed solvent of phenol and tetrachloroethane (60:40 in weight) is preferably
0.4 to 1.0, and especially preferably 0.5 to 0.8.
[0011] White pigment used in the invention is composed of 90% by weight or more of surface-treated
titanium oxide having an average particle size of 0.1 to 0.5 pm, and substantially
containing no particles not smaller than 50 um. Said surface treatment of titanium
oxide particles is referred to at least one of those with oxygen bond- or hydroxyl
group bond-carrying aluminum compounds (such as alumina) or silicon compounds (such
as silicic acid), metallic soaps, surfactants, coupling agents and polyhydric alcohol
or, the above treatment plus the post-treatment with metallic soaps, surfactants,
coupling agents or polyhydric alcohol for the purpose of giving to titanium oxide
particles the affinity to the resin of the invention.
[0012] As a surface-treatment in the present invention, the surface-treatment with an oxygen
bond- or hydroxyl group bond-carrying aluminum compound and/or silicon compound is
preferable. Aluminum compounds, (when calculated in the form of AI
20
3), are to be used in the amount of, for example, 0.
5―20% by weight and preferably of 0.5-5% by weight against titanium oxide. Silicon
compounds (when calculated in the form of Si0
2), are to be used in the amount of, for example, 0.1-20% by weight and preferably
of 0.5--5% by weight against titanium oxide. Titanium oxide treated with Si0
2 and AI
20
3 at the same time is especially useful in the invention.
[0013] The amount of aluminum compounds to be used is free but at least 0.1% by weight of
silicon compounds against titanium oxide should be deposited together with aluminum
compounds. These methods for treatment are disclosed in British Patent No. 1164849
or in DE-OS 1167442.
[0014] After the aforesaid surface-treatment, further treatment with metallic soap, surfactant,
coupling agent or polyhydric alcohol is also preferable and they may be employed individually
or in combination. As a surfactant, any of anion type, cation type and nonion type
surfactants may be used. Metallic soaps described below are especially useful. Anion
type surfactant means higher fatty acid and its metallic salt, ester sulfate, sulfonate
and ester phosphate. As higher fatty acid and its metallic soap, lauric acid, palmitic
acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, sodium laurate, calcium palmitate, zinc stearate,
calcium stearate or magnesium stearate may be used. As ester sulfate, alkylester sulfate
such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium cetyl sulfate, triethanol lauryl sulfate, lauryl
sulfate and oleyl sulfate; polyoxyethylene alkylether ester sulfate such as sodium
polyoxyethylenephenyl sulfate and ammonium polyoxyethylene phenyl sulfate; and polyoxyethylene
alkylarylether ester sulfate such as sodium polyoxyethylene-nonylphenyl sulfate and
ammonium polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl sulfate may be used. As sulfonate, alkylaryl
sulfonate such as dibutylnaphthalene sulfonate, dioctylnaphthalene sulfonate and dinaphthylmethane
sodium disulfonate, and higher fatty acid alkylolamide sulfonate such N-methyl N-oleyltaurine
sodium may be used. As ester phosphate, aminoalkyl ester phosphate may be used.
[0015] Cation type surfactant means amine salt and quaternary ammonium salt. As amine salt,
tertiary amine salt such as triethanonamine chloride; secondary amine salt such as
N-laurylbenzyl amine chloride; and primary amine salt such as laurylamine acetate
may be used. As quaternary ammonium salt, alkyltrimethyl ammonium chloride such as
stearyltrimethylammonium chloride; and alkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride such
as lauryldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride may be used.
[0016] Nonion type surfactant means polyethyleneglycol derivatives and polyhydric alcohol
derivatives. Polyethyleneglycol derivatives include polyoxyethyleneoctylphenylether
such as polyoxyethyleneoleyl ether, polyoxyethylene laurylether polyoxyethylenecetyl
ether or polyoxyethylenestearyl ether; polyoxy- ethylenealkylaryl ether such as polyoxyethyleneoctylphenyl
ether or polyoxyethyleneonylphenyl ether; polyoxyethylene fatty acid amide such as
polyoxyethylenestearyl amide or polyoxyethyleneoleyl amide; and polyoxyethylenepolypropyleneglycol
ether such as polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylenecetyl ether. As polyhydric alcohol derivatives,
sorbitan fatty acid ester such as sorbitanmonolaurate, sorbitan-monopalmitate, sorbitan-monostearate
or sorbitantriorate; and polyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester such as polyoxyethylene
sorbitan-monolaurate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan-monopalmitate or polyoxyethylene sorbitan-triorate
may be used.
[0017] An amount of these surfactants for the treatment is preferably 0.01-10% by weight
against titanium oxide.
[0018] As coupling agents, alkyl titanate is typical and as alkyl titanate, isopropyltitanate
salt such as isopropyltriisostearoyltitanate, isopropyltrioctanoyltitanate, isopropyltri(dioctylpyrophosphate)titanate,
isopropylmethacryldiisostearoyltitanate, isopropyldimethacrylisostearoyltitanate,
isopropyltridodecyl- benzensulfonyltitanate, isopropyldiacrylisostearoyltitanate,
isopropyltri(dioctylphosphate)titanate, isopropyl-4-aminobenzensulfonyldi(dodecylbenzensulfonyl)
titanate, isopropyltrimethacryltitanate, isopropyltricumylphenyltitanate, isopropyldi(4-aminobenzoyl)isostearoyltitanate,
isopropyltriacryltitanate, isopropyltri(N-ethylaminoethylamino)titanate, isopropyltri(2-aminobenzoyl)titanate,
isopropyltri(butyl, octylpyrophosphate)titanate (di(octyl hydrogen)phosphate addition
compound, di(butyl, methylpyrophosphate)isopropyltitanate di(dioctyl, hydrogen)phosphite
addition compound, titanium oxyacetate salt such as titaniumisostearatemethacrylacetoxyacetate,
titaniumacrylateisostearateoxyacetate, titanium- dimethyacrylateoxyacetate, titaniumdi(cumulphenylate)oxyacetate,
titaniumdi(dioctylpyrophosphate)-oxyacetate, titanium diacrylate-oxyacetate, titanium
di(butyl, octylpyrophosphate)di(dioctyl, hydrogenphosphite)oxyoxyacetate, titanium
di(butyl, octylpyrophosphate)di(dioctyl, hydrogenphosphite)oxyoxy- acetate,
titanium di(butyl, octylpyrophosphate)di(dioctyl, hydrogenphosphite)oxyacetate addition
compound and ethylene titanate such as diisostearoylethylene titanate, di(dioctylphosphate)ethylene
titanate, 4-amino- benzensulfonyldodecylbenzensulfonyl ethylenetitanate, di(dioctylpyrophosphate)ethylenetitanate,
di(butyl, methylpyrophosphate ethylenetitanate di(dioctyl, hydrogenphosphite)addition
compound, tetraisopropyl di(dioctylphosphite)titanate, tetraoctyloxytitanium di(di-tridecylphosphite),
tetra(2 diacryloxy-methyl-1-butoxy)titanium di(di-tridecyl)phosphite addition compound
may be used. The amount of these alkyl titanate for surface-treatment of titanium
oxide is to be 0.1-3% by weight against titanium oxide and 0.2-1.5% by weight is especially
preferable. As polyhydric alcohol, the one having two hydroxyl groups in one molecule
such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,3-dihydroxy butane, 1,4-dihydroxy butane,
pentamethylene glycol, 2,5-dihydroxy-hexane, 2,4-dihydroxy-2-methyl pentane, heptamethylene
glycol and dodecamethylene glycol, the one having three hydroxyl groups in one molecule
such as trimethylol ethane, trimethylol propane, glycerol, 2,4-dihydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl
pentane and 1,2,6-hexanetriol, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-3-butanol and the one having
4 hydroxyl groups in one molecule such as pentaerythritol may be used.
[0019] Besides the above, an amine or p-diketone chelate may also advantageously be used
as the surface treating agents in the invention.
[0020] As for such amines which may be used therein, a primary amine such as ethanol amine,
laurylamine or butanolamine, a secondary amine such as diethanolamine, N-methyllauryl
amine or N-methylethanolamine, a tertiary amine such as triethanolamine, N,N-dimethyllaurylamine
or N,N-dibutylpropanol amine may be included, for example.
[0021] An amount of these amines to be used in a coating process is preferably of from 0.01
% by weight to 10% by weight of titanium oxide used.
[0022] The useful (3-diketone chelates include, for example, an acetylacetone chelate such
as acetylaceton- calcium or acetylacetonaluminium, acetylacetonmagnesium, a benzolacetone
chelate such as benzoyl- acetonepotassium, benzoylacetonecopper or benzoylacetonealuminium,
a benzoyltrifluoracetone chelate such as benzoyltrifluoracetonesodium or benzoyltrifluoracetonemagnesium,
a furoylacetone chelate such as furoylacetonealuminium, furoylacetone calcium or furoylacetone
titanium, a trifluoracetylacetone chelate such as trifluoracetylacetonemanganese,
trifluoracetylacetonecobalt or trifluoroacetylacetone- barium, a dibenzoylmethane
chelate such as dibenzoylmethanemagnesium, dibenzoylmethane indium or dibenzoylmethanecalcium.
[0023] An amount of these [3-diketone chelates to be used in a coating process is preferably
of from 0.01 % by weight to 10% by weight of titanium oxide used.
[0024] The processes for coating the abovementioned surface treating agents used in the
invention over to the surfaces of titanium/oxide/particles include, for example, a
process in which titanium oxide is dipped in a solution prepared by dissolving the
surface treating agent used in the invention into a solvent, and the solvent is removed
by an evaporation, and the remaining matter is dried up; another process in which
titanium oxide is sprayed with a solution prepared by dissolving the surface treating
agent used in the invention into a solvent, and the solvent is removed therefrom,
and the remaining matter is dried up; a further process in which the surface treating
agent used in the invention is finely liquid-grained and they are mixed up in titanium
oxide. Among the abovementioned processes, the first-mentioned process is preferred
to apply.
[0025] As a method for causing surface-treated titanium oxide used in the present invention
to be dispersed and contained in thermoplastic resins, a method for causing surface-treated
titanium oxide to be added and dispersed in glycols such as ethylene glycol to make
slurry and for causing the slurry to be added to polymer-forming precursor, a method
for melting and mixing by the use of the kneader such as a mixer, a mixer, a heating
and kneading roll, a double-shaft screw kneader and a kneader and a method for adding
and mixing polymer materials when they are melted and formed, are given and in those
methods, there is no restriction for the timing and the order of adding thereof, namely,
they may be added any time during the period that ends up with film-forming.
[0026] As titanium oxide used in the invention, titanium oxide (IV) of rutile and/or anatase
form is useful. Since the titanium oxide used in the invention is much higher than
the resin used in the invention in refractive index (2.5 to 2.75 versus 1.66 for PET),
it can give to the photographic image excellent light reflectivity and resolving power
on photographic image used in the support of a photographic material.
[0027] Titanium oxide used in the invention has an average particle size from 0.1 µm, to
0.5 pm, and substantially contains no particles not smaller than 50 pm. If an average
particle size exceeds the range of the invention, effective reflectivity, opacity
and whiteness are hard to be obtained. Even in case of titanium oxide with an average
particle size within the range of 0.1 to 0.5 pm, its particles would occasionally
be reaggregated together in the resin to form secondary particles even larger than
50 µm, causing various problems such as the lack of tear strength during forming a
stretching of the film; the loss of smoothness, glossiness as well as mechanical strength
of the polyester-based film; and further, the occurrence of white spot-like defects
on the photographic image when a photographic layer is provided, which is not desirable
as a photographic material. The titanium oxide used in the invention, therefore, for
the preferred embodiment, shall not only contain no particles larger than 50 um substantially
but also be dispersed into the resin and formed so as to not be reaggregated to particles
larger than 50 11m.
[0028] The content of the above white pigment in the resin used in the invention is preferably
10 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the resin, and especially preferably
15 to 30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of resin, in terms of whiteness or
stretchability of the support film.
[0029] As white pigment usable in combination with said titanium oxide in the white pigment
used in the invention, there are cited one or plural kinds of inorganic pigments such
as barium sulfate, silica, talc, and calcium carbonate. It is preferable that the
dose of such white pigment dose not exceed 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight
of resin used in the invention.
[0030] In the support used in the invention, other additives normally used such as, for
example, fluorescent brightener, dyes, ultraviolet ray absorbing agent or antistatic
agent are allowed to be contained therein within the range that does not harm the
object of the invention.
[0031] To make the support film for the reflective photographic material of the invention,
the resin is mixed with said white pigment, melted, extruded through a slit die, and
quenched with a rotating drum to obtain an amorphous sheet. The obtained sheet may
be stretched lengthwise and widthwise in the order of respective direction or simultaneously,
at a temperature between the glass transition point (Tg) and 130°C. The stretching
ratio is preferably from 4 to 16 on the basis of area, for the purpose of satisfying
the mechanical strength and dimensional stability of the support film. Then the film
is preferably heat-set and annealed.
[0032] The thickness of the support film used in the invention is preferably 50 to 300 pm,
and further preferably 75 to 250 pm. A film thinner than 50 pm would be apt to wrinkle
because of its poor stiffness. A film thicker than 300 um would be hard to handle
because of its thickness which is too thick.
[0033] It is preferable that the transmission factor for whole visible light of the support
is 20% or less for the sufficient visual opacity and whiteness and 10% or less is
more preferable. Accordingly, both the content of white pigment and the stretching
ratio of the support film material are selected so that the thickness of the support
will preferably be 50―300 pm and more preferably 75―250 µm and the transmission factor
for whole visible light is 20% or less and preferably 10% or less.
[0034] In the invention, photo-sensitive emulsion layers are applied onto at least one side
of the support film made in the above manners and opaqued and whitened. In this case,
before applying of such photo- sensitive emulsion layers, certain surface active treatment
such as corona discharging and/or coating of subbing layer may be given to the support
at need.
[0035] Reflective photographic materials of the invention may be applied to any reflective
materials with a certain reflective support, regardless of black and white or color,
and may be used for photographic structural layers regardless of the number and the
sequence of photographic layers including photo- sensitive emulsion layers, intermediate
layers, protective layers, filter layers, and backcoat layers.
[0036] The photographic emulsion layer used in the invention is a common silver halide photographic
emulsion layer, which preferably contains an emulsion of silver chloride, silver bromide,
silver chlorobromide, silver iodobromide, and/or silver chloroiodobromide, for example.
Such a layer is allowed to contain either couplers to build a color image, or a hydrophilic
polymer other than gelatin such as polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinylpyrrolidone as a
binder. In addition, said silver halide emulsion layer can be also sensitized by a
cyanine or merocyanine dye at the photo-sensitive wavelength range, and can preferably
be incorporated into with various other photographic additives including antifoggants;
chemical sensitizers containing gold or sulfur; hardeners, and antistatic agents.
Thus, the reflective photographic material of the invention is effective in processing
of both black and white development, and coupler-containing or un- containing color
development.
[0037] As described above, the reflective photographic material of the invention is very
suitable for either showing or recording use due to excellence in resolving power
as well as preservability for photographic image, whiteness, opacity and glossiness
of the resulting photographic image, because of no permeation of photographic processing
liquid through the cut edge of the support.
EXAMPLES
[0038] Further description of the invention is given based on an example as follows, but
the mode of embodiment of the invention is not limited to the example.
Example 1
[0039] A composition of 100 parts by weight of PET resin with an intrinsic viscosity of
0.74 (phenol/tetrachloroethane [60/40 wt/wt], 20°C), and 25 parts by weight of anatase-form
titanium oxide with an average particle size of 0.24 pm and maximum particle size
of 0.72 µm which had preliminarily surface-treated with alumina and silica, was melted,
and extruded from a slit die onto a rotating quenching drum to make an amorphous sheet
1.6 mm thick. The obtained sheet was stretched lengthwise through stretching at 90°C,
and then trebled widthwise at 110°C, and heat-set at 220°C to make a film for the
support. The thickness of the obtained film was 180 um. To evaluate its opacity, the
transmission factor for whole visible light was measured with a digital turbidimeter
(Model T-2600DA: Tokyo Denshoku Co., Ltd.). The results are shown in Table 1.
[0040] The above support film was subcoated on its one side, and was applied on the same
side with a common gelatin-silver halide photographic emulsion used commonly for color
photographic paper so as to form an emulsion layer 15
Ilm thick after drying. The sample No. 1 among thus obtained samples of the reflective
photographic material of the invention was print-exposed to be a dense-line chart
for determining resolving power, and was subjected to a usual color developing treatment,
and then the difference in the optical density on the dense-line printed image was
determined with a microdensitometer (Model PDM-5; Konishiroku Photo Industry Co.,
Ltd.). The resolving power was defined as the ratio of the difference between the
maximal and minimal densities on the 5 lines/mm-print image to the difference between
the maximal and minimal densities on the 0.1 line/mm-print image in percentage.
[0041] The spectral reflectance over 380 to 780 nm of a white portion of the sample after
developing treatment, was measured with a spectrophotometer (Model 320; Hitachi, Ltd.),
and then the whiteness of the sample was calculated there-from according to JIS-Z-8722(1982).
The reflectance at 20°/20° of the sample was obtained with a glossmeter according
to JIS-Z-8741, Method 4, and the glossiness in percentage was determined. The results
are shown in Table 1.
[0042] Sample No. 2 of this example of the reflective photographic material of the invention
was obtained in the same manner as for Sample 1, except for using rutile-form titanium
oxide surface-treated with alumina and zinc stearate and having an average particle
size of 0.26 µm and maximum particle size of 0.82 pm instead of anatase-form titanium
oxide surface-treated with alumina and silica in white pigment contained in film support
for photographic use for Sample 1.
[0043] Sample No. 3 of this example was obtained in the same manner as for Sample 1, except
for using 25 parts by weight of anatase-form surface-untreated titanium oxide (IV)
(average particle size 0.2 µm) instead of surface-treated titanium oxide for Sample
1.
[0044] Sample No. 4 of this example was further obtained in the same manner as for Sample
1, except for using mixed white pigment of both 15 parts by weight of anatase-form
titanium oxide (IV) (average particle size 0.2 µm) surface-treated with alumina and
silica, and 10 parts by weight of calcium carbonate (average particle size 0.6 pm),
instead of titanium oxide for Sample 1.
[0045] Each of Samples No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 was exposed and developed, and its characteristics
were determined in the same manner as for Sample No. 1. The results are shown in Table
1.
[0046] It proves from Table 1 that the reflective photographic material of the invention
is considerably better in resolving power as well as whiteness and glossiness of the
resulting photographic image compared with reference though the opacity is excellent
in both invention and reference samples. In addition, no aging changes of the photographic
image possibly due to the permeation of residual processing solution from the cut
edges of the support film were observed at all.
Example 2
[0047] A composition of 100 parts by weight of PET resin with an intrinsic viscosity of
0.74 (phenol/tetrachloroethane [60/40 wt/wt], 20°C), 8 parts by weight of barium sulfate
having an average particle size of 0.6 pm and 17 parts by weight of rutile-form titanium
oxide (IV) surface-treated with alumina and having an average particle size of 0.2
pm, was melted and kneaded and extruded from a slit die onto a rotating quenching
drum to make an amorphous sheet 1.1 mm thick.
[0048] The amorphous sheet thus obtained was trebled longitudinally at 90°C and then was
stretched laterally at 110°C and further was heat-set at 220°C to make a film for
the support for photographic use.
[0049] The thickness of the support film for photographic use thus obtained was 125 µm.
In order to evaluate the opacity of the sample, a digital turbidimeter Model T-2600DA
(Tokyo Denshoku Co., Ltd.) was used for the measurement of the transmission factor
for whole visible light. The results are shown in Table 2.
[0050] Aforesaid support film for photographic use, after the corona discharging treatment
therefor, was subcoated and then was coated on the same side of subcoating with a
gelatinsilver halide photographic emulsion used commonly for color photographic paper
so as to form an emulsion layer 15 µm thick after drying. Sample No. 5 of reflective
photographic material was thus prepared.
[0051] Sample No. 5 of reflective photographic material obtained in the way described above
was evaluated in the same manner as for Example 1. The results are shown in Table
2.
1. A reflective photographic material containing a surface-treated titanium dioxide
having a particle size of at least 0.1 pm and photosensitive emulsion layers applied
on at least one side of a support film of thermoplastic resin characterized in that
the principal ingredient of the thermoplastic resin is a polyester resin that contains
white pigment containing 90% by weight or more of surface-treated titanium oxide having
an average particle size of 0.1 pm to 0.5 pm and having substantially no particles
whose size is 50 pm or more.
2. The photographic material according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of said support
film of thermoplastic resin is 50 pm-300 µm and the transmission factor for whole
visible light is 20% or less.
3. The photographic material according to claim 2, wherein said polyester resin is
polyethylene terephthalate.
4. The photographic material according to claim 3, wherein the intrinsic viscosity
of said polyethylene terephthalate at a temperature of 20°C in a mixed solvent of
phenol/tetrachloroethane (60/40 ratio by weight) is 0.4 - 1.0.
5. The photographic material according to claim 2, wherein said surface-treated titanium
oxide is titanium oxide surface-treated with at least one selected from the group
of an oxygen bond- or hydroxyl group bond-carrying aluminum compound or silicon compound,
metallic soaps, surfactants, coupling agents and polyhydric alcohol.
6. The photographic material according to claim 5, wherein said surface-treated titanium
oxide is further surface-treated with at least one of those selected from metallic
soap, surfactant, coupling agent and polyhydric alcohol.
7. The photographic material according to claim 2, wherein titanium oxide is rutile-form
and/or anatase-form titanium oxide (IV).
8. The photographic material according to claim 2, wherein the content of white pigment
is 10 - 50 parts by weight against 100 parts by weight of thermoplastic resin.
9. The photographic material according to claim 2, wherein thermoplastic resins consist
of polyester resin.
10. The photographic material according to claim 2, wherein a white pigment consists
of surface-treated titanium oxide.
1. Reflektierendes photographisches Aufzeichnungsmaterial mit einem oberflächenbehandelten
Titandioxid einer Teilchengröße von mindestens 0,1 um und lichtempfindlichen Emulsionsschichten
auf mindestens einer Seite eines Filmschichtträgers aus thermoplastischem Harz, dadurch
gekennzeichnet, daß der Hauptbestandteil des thermoplastischen Harzes aus einem Polyesterharz
mit einem weißen Pigment, enthaltend 90 Gew.-% oder mehr oberflächenbehandeltes Titanoxid,
einer durchschnittlichen Teilchengröße von 0,1 µm bis 0,5 pm und praktisch keinen
Teilchen einer Größe von 50 pm oder mehr besteht.
2. Photographisches Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Dicke des Filmschichtträgers aus dem thermoplastischen Harz zwischen 50 pm
und 300 um liegt und der Durchlässigkeitsfaktor für das gesamte sichtbare Licht 20%
oder weniger beträgt.
3. Photographisches Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß das Polyesterharz ein Polyethylenterephthalat ist.
4. Photographisches Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Intrinsic-Viskosität des Polyethylenterephthalats bei einer Temperatur von
20°C in einer Lösungsmittelmischung von Phenol/Tetrachlorethan (60/40 Gew.-Verhältnis)
0,4-1,0 beträgt.
5. Photographisches Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß es sich bei dem oberflächenbehandelten Titanoxid um ein Titanoxid handelt, das
mit mindestens einer Komponente aus der Gruppe Aluminium- oder Siliziumverbindungen
mit Sauerstoff- oder Hydroxylgruppenbindung, Metallseifen, Netzmittel, Kuppler und
mehrwertige Alkohole oberflächenbehandelt ist.
6. Photographisches Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß das oberflächenbehandelte Titanoxid weiterhin mit mindestens einer Komponente
aus der Gruppe Metallseifen, Netzmittel, Kuppler und mehrwertige Alkohole oberflächenbehandelt
ist.
7. Photographisches Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß es sich bei dem Titanoxid um die Rutil- und/oder Anatasform von Titan(IV)-oxid
handelt.
8. Photographisches Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß der Gehalt an weißem Pigment 10-50 Gew.-Teile pro 100 Gew.-Teile thermoplastisches
Harz beträgt.
9. Photographisches Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß das thermoplastische Harz aus einem Polyesterharz besteht.
10. Photographisches Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß das weiße Pigment aus oberflächenbehandeltem Titanoxid besteht.
1. Matériau photographique réflecteur contenant du dioxyde de titane traité en surface,
présentant une dimension de particule d'au moins, 0,1 pm, et des couches d'émulsion
photosensible appliquées sur au moins l'un des côtés d'un film-support de résine thermoplastique,
caractérisé en ce que le principal ingrédient de la résine thermoplastique est une
résine de polyester qui contient un pigment blanc, contenant 90% en poids ou plus
d'oxyde de titane traité en surface, présentant une dimension moyenne de particule
de 0,1 pm à 0,5 pm et ne comportant pratiquement pas de particules dont la taille
soit égale ou supérieure à 50 µm.
2. Matériau photographique conforme à la revendication 1, dans lequel l'épaisseur
dudit film-support de résine thermoplastique vaut 50 pm à 300 pm, et le facteur de
transmission pour l'ensemble de la lumière visible vaut 20% ou moins.
3. Matériau photographique conforme à la revendication 2, dans lequel ladite résine
de polyester est du poly(téréphtalate d'éthylène).
4. Matériau photographique conforme à la revendication 3, dans lequel la viscosité
intrinsèque dudit poly(téréphtalate d'éthylène), à une température de 20°C, dans un
mélange solvant phénol/tétrachloro- éthane (rapport pondéral 60/40), vaut de 0,4 à
1,0.
5. Matériau photographique conforme à la revendication 2, dans lequel l'oxyde de titane
traité en surface est un oxyde de titane traité en surface avec au moins un composé
choisi dans le groupe constitué par les composés d'aluminium ou du silicium portant
des groupes hydroxyle ou des atomes d'oxygène liés, les savons métalliques, les tensio-actifs,
les agents de couplage et les polyols.
6. Matériau photographique conforme à la revendication 5, dans lequel ledit oxyde
de titane traité en surface est en outre traité en surface avec au moins un composé
choisi parmi un savon métallique, un tensio-actif, un agent de couplage et un polyol.
7. Matériau photographique conforme à la revendication 2, dans lequel l'oxyde de titane
est de l'oxyde de titane (IV) sous forme rutile et/ou sous forme anatase.
8. Matériau photographique conforme à la revendication 2, dans lequel la teneur en
pigment blanc vaut de 10 à 50 parties en poids pour 100 parties en poids de résine
thermoplastique.
9. Matériau photographique conforme à la revendication 2, dans lequel la résine thermoplastique
est constituée d'une résine de polyester.
10. Matériau photographique conforme à la revendication 2, dans lequel le pigment
blanc est constitué par de l'oxyde de titane traité en surface.