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Thermal transfer image-receiving sheet

US5342819A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 6, 1992
Grant dateAug 30, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31786
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet which can form an image excellent in the coloring density, sharpness and various types of fastness, particularly durability such as light fastness, fingerprint resistance and plasticizer resistance according to a thermal transfer printing process wherein use is made of a sublimable dye, and can be easily produced by conventional coating equipment through the use of a non-halogenated hydrocarbon solvent, such as a ketone solvent, a toluene solvent or a mixture thereof. A first embodiment of the invention is directed to a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet including a substrate sheet and a dye-receiving layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate sheet, wherein the dye-receiving layer includes a random copolycarbonate resin having structural units represented by the following general formulae (1) and (2), the molar ratio of the structural unit represented by the general formula (1) to the structural unit represented by the general formula (2) being 30:70 to 70:30 ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.8 stand for hydrogen, a halogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, A stands for a straight-ch…

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