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EP 0 409 597 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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21.08.1991 Bulletin 1991/34 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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23.01.1991 Bulletin 1991/04 |
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Date of filing: 18.07.1990 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B41M 5/00 |
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DE GB |
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Priority: |
18.07.1989 JP 183634/89
25.07.1989 JP 190634/89
10.08.1989 JP 205718/89
15.11.1989 JP 295090/89
16.11.1989 JP 296050/89
28.11.1989 JP 306410/89
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Applicant: NEW OJI PAPER CO., LTD. |
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Tokyo 104 (JP) |
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- Yasuda, Kenji
Yachiyo-shi,
Chiba (JP)
- Minato, Toshihiro
Tokyo (JP)
- Kato, Masaru
Tokyo (JP)
- Nagura, Toshikazu
Tokyo (JP)
- Arakawa, Hiroshi
Tokyo (JP)
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Representative: Arthur, Bryan Edward et al |
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Withers & Rogers
4 Dyer's Buildings
Holborn
London EC1N 2JT
London EC1N 2JT (GB) |
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Thermal transfer dye image-receiving sheet |
(57) A thermal transfer dye image-receiving sheet capable of receiving clear, uniform
colored images without a formation of curls and wrinkles therein, comprising (A) a
substrate sheet composed of (a) core sheet having a thermal shrinkage Y₃ , (b) a front
coated thermoplastic film layer having a thickness T₁ and a thermal shrinkage Y₁ ,
and (c) a back coated thermoplastic film layer having a thickness T₂ and a thermal
shrinkage Y₂ , the T₁ , T₂ , Y₁ , Y₂ and Y₃ satisfying the following relationships
(1) and (2):
Y₂ ≧ Y₁ ≧ 2Y₃ (1)
and
T₂ ≧ T₁ (2)
wherein Y₁ , Y₂ and Y₃ are determined in accordance with JIS K 6734 (1975) at 100
±2°C for 10 minutes.