(19)
(11) EP 0 992 360 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.04.2000 Bulletin 2000/15

(21) Application number: 99119687.4

(22) Date of filing: 05.10.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41M 5/38
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 06.10.1998 JP 28417598

(71) Applicants:
  • FUJICOPIAN CO., LTD.
    Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu (JP)
  • ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Ota-ku, Tokyo-to (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sogabe, Jun, c/o Techn. Cent. of Fujicopian Co.
    Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu (JP)
  • Uetsuji, Fumio, c/o Techn. Cent. of Fujicopian Co.
    Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu (JP)
  • Asabe, Yoshiyuki, Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Tokyo-to (JP)
  • Ohwada, Isao, c/o Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Tokyo-to (JP)
  • Ogiyama, Osamu, c/o Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Tokyo-to (JP)
  • Takikawa, Noriko, c/o Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Tokyo-to (JP)

(74) Representative: Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwälte Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner, Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Thermal dye transfer ribbon


(57) A thermal transfer ribbon for thermally transferring a preprinting layer onto a receptor with a poor surface smoothness in advance of formation of a printed image on the receptor is provided which comprises a foundation and at least a preprinting layer provided on the foundation, the preprinting layer comprising a release layer, an intermediate layer and an adhesive layer stacked in this order from the foundation side, the intermediate layer having a melt viscosity of not less than 106 cps/160°C, and the adhesive layer having a melt viscosity of 104 to 106 cps/160°C.





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