JP2007261063A - Image forming method using thermal transfer system, printing system, and thermal transfer sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging method of a heat-sensitive transfer system which inhibits release/electrification and has improved carrying facility/cumulativeness, and a printing system and a heat-transfer sheet. <P>SOLUTION: This imaging method makes the electrifiabilities of the heat-transfer sheet and the heat-sensitive transfer image receiving sheet the same or as approximate as possible in electrification trains during release. Further, an ink is transferred to the surface of the heat-sensitive transfer image receiving sheet from the heat-transfer sheet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming method, a printing system, and a thermal transfer sheet using a thermal transfer system, and more particularly, to an image forming method, a printing system, and a thermal transfer sheet of a thermal transfer system that prevent peeling electrification and improve transportability and integration. About.

  Conventionally, various thermal transfer recording methods are known, and among them, the dye diffusion transfer recording method is attracting attention as a process capable of producing a color hard copy closest to the image quality of a silver salt photograph (for example, Non-Patent Document 1 and 2). In addition, it has the advantages of being dry, being able to visualize directly from digital data, and being easy to duplicate, compared to silver salt photography.

  In this dye diffusion transfer recording system, a thermal transfer sheet (hereinafter also referred to as an ink sheet) containing a dye is superposed on a thermal transfer image receiving sheet (hereinafter also referred to as an image receiving sheet), and then heat generation is controlled by an electrical signal. The ink sheet is heated by a thermal head to transfer the dye in the ink sheet to the image receiving sheet, and image information is recorded. By recording three colors of cyan, magenta, and yellow, the color is recorded. A color image having a continuous change in shading can be transferred and recorded.

In this type of image forming method, since the ink sheet and the image receiving sheet are peeled off, static electricity is generated due to peeling charging, which may adversely affect the transportability of the system, the post-printing integration, and the print handling.
In order to solve such a problem, an antistatic layer is provided on the image receiving sheet or an antistatic agent is contained to suppress the generation of static electricity. However, it is difficult to prevent static electricity generated when the ink sheet is peeled off even if an antistatic means is applied to the transfer target, and the image receiving sheet after image formation has an antistatic layer or an antistatic agent. The contained surface was not the outermost surface, and there was a problem that charging of the transfer object could not be effectively prevented.
As means for solving such a problem, it has been proposed that an antistatic agent is contained in the release layer or protective transfer layer of the thermal transfer sheet (Patent Document 1), but this is not always sufficient, and a new means is desired. It was rare.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-105437 “New development of information recording (hard copy) and its materials”, published by Toray Research Center, Inc., 1993, p. 241-285 “Development of Printer Materials”, issued by CMC Co., Ltd., 1995, p. 180

  An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer type image forming method, a printing system, and a thermal transfer sheet, which prevent peeling electrification and improve transportability and integration. It is another object of the present invention to provide a high-density and high-quality image forming method, a printing system, and a thermal transfer sheet.

As a result of intensive studies, the present inventors have achieved the above-described problem by the following means.
(1) When the thermal transfer sheet and the thermal transfer image receiving sheet are peeled, the chargeability on the charge train is made to be the same or as close as possible, and the ink is transferred from the thermal transfer sheet onto the thermal transfer image receiving sheet. An image forming method.
(2) The image forming method according to (1), wherein the ink is transferred by sublimation printing.
(3) The charging property on the charge train of each of the three color transfer portions of yellow, magenta and cyan on the thermal transfer sheet and the overcoat layer is the same or approximated at the time of peeling. The image forming method according to (1) or (2).
(4) The method according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the amount of ink applied on the thermal transfer sheet is adjusted to adjust the charging property on the charge train to a predetermined width as described above. The image forming method described.
(5) When the thermal transfer sheet and the thermal transfer image receiving sheet are peeled off, the chargeability on the charge train is made the same or as close as possible, and the ink is transferred from the thermal transfer sheet onto the thermal transfer image receiving sheet. Characteristic printing system.
(6) The printing system according to (5), wherein the transfer of the ink is performed by sublimation printing.
(7) The charging properties on the charged columns of the three color transfer portions of yellow, magenta, and cyan on the thermal transfer sheet and the overcoat layer are the same or approximated at the time of peeling. The printing system according to (5) or (6).
(8) In any one of (5) to (7), the amount of ink applied on the thermal transfer sheet is adjusted to adjust the charging property on the charging column to a predetermined width as described above. The printing system described.
(9) A thermal transfer sheet characterized by having the same or similar approximation of the chargeability of the three color transfer portions of yellow, magenta and cyan and the overcoat layer on the charge train.
(10) Ink remaining on the transfer sheet of the transfer portion for each color when the black solid sample is printed with the amount of ink applied to each of the three color transfer portions of yellow, magenta, and cyan on the thermal transfer sheet A thermal transfer sheet characterized in that the chargeability on the charge train generated depending on the relationship between the amount and the amount of ink transferred to the thermal transfer image receiving sheet is the same or approximated as much as possible.
(11) A thermal transfer sheet characterized by containing different types of antistatic agents in the three color transfer portions of yellow, magenta and cyan and the overcoat layer, or different contents.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a thermal transfer type image forming method, a printing system, and a thermal transfer sheet which prevent peeling electrification and improve transportability and integration.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
First, the charged column will be described.
The charged column is a sequence in which substances are rubbed against each other and substances that are easily charged positively to substances that are easily charged negatively are arranged in order. The charge polarity of the substance changes depending on the frictional partner, and when the plus side substance and the minus side substance of the charge train are rubbed together, the plus side substance is positively charged and the minus side substance is negatively charged. This order is explained by the chemical potential and the Fermi level. The higher Fermi level is on the positive side of the charged column and the lower one is on the negative side. Here, when the substances whose positions on the charge column are separated from each other are rubbed, the amount of charge becomes larger than when the substances whose positions on the charge column are close to each other are rubbed. Thus, when different materials are rubbed against each other, the charging voltage generated at the interface between the two materials is determined by the difference in the charge train based on the charging characteristics unique to the material, and one generates a charging voltage with a positive polarity and the other with a negative polarity. Examples of substance names on the charge train include nylon, polystyrene resin, polycarbonate resin, acrylic resin, glass, mica, asbestos, lead, etc., which have a relatively high charge train (positive side) and polyethylene. Substances such as resin, cellophane, polyvinyl chloride resin, fluorine compound, gold and platinum have a relatively low charged column (minus side).

  The present invention overcomes the negative effects caused by static electricity at the time of peeling by making the chargeability on the charged column the same or as close as possible to each other at the time of peeling the thermal transfer sheet and the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet.

Here, to make the chargeability on the charged column the same or as close as possible is to make the position on the charged column the same or as close as possible. For example, a sublimation transfer printer (DPB1500 (trade name) Nidec Copal Corporation The printed matter when the L size print is printed as a black solid sample in (E.), etc.) can be evaluated by the charge amount measured by the Faraday cage. The absolute value of the charge amount | Q | C (Coulomb) is 1.0 × 10 ⁻¹⁰ C or less, preferably 5.0 × 10 ⁻¹¹ C or less.

Specifically, the preferred embodiments for making the chargeability on the charged columns the same or as close as possible when peeling the thermal transfer sheet and the thermal transfer image receiving sheet are as follows.
(1) The charging properties on the charged columns of the three color transfer portions of yellow, magenta, and cyan on the thermal transfer sheet and the overcoat layer are made the same or approximated at the time of peeling.
(2) The amount of ink applied on the thermal transfer sheet is adjusted to adjust the chargeability on the charge train to a predetermined width as described above.

The above embodiment is a completely different method from the conventional method of coating an antistatic layer on a thermal transfer sheet and the method of coating an antistatic layer on a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet.
That is, in these conventional methods, a layer in which a certain antistatic agent is uniformly distributed is coated on the entire surface of the sheet. The methods (1) and (2) described above involve the yellow transfer portion and the magenta transfer. In this case, the chargeability of the individual coating portions of the transfer portion and the cyan transfer portion (thermal transfer layer or dye layer) is adjusted, and further, the chargeability in these and the overcoat layer is adjusted.

A preferred embodiment (1) will be described.
In this method, each thermal transfer layer (dye layer) containing yellow ink (dye or pigment), magenta ink, and cyan ink is changed in its kind and addition amount by an antistatic agent or resin, and each thermal transfer layer is changed. This is a method for adjusting the chargeability of the ink.
Usually, in order to obtain a color image, a transfer sheet having a transfer layer containing yellow ink, a transfer sheet having a transfer layer containing magenta ink, and a transfer sheet having a transfer layer containing cyan ink are individually sensed. It is overlapped with the thermal transfer image receiving sheet and peeled off. Thereafter, a transfer sheet having an overcoat layer is overlaid and peeled off. Here, the coating is usually repeated in order on one transfer sheet.
At this time, the transfer sheet having each layer or the coated portion of the transfer sheet has different chargeability. Therefore, this difference in chargeability is adjusted with an antistatic agent or resin.

A conventionally known antistatic agent can be used as the antistatic agent, and there is no particular limitation. Specific examples of antistatic agents used include nickel, aluminum, cobalt, chromium, magnesium, molybdenum, palladium, rhodium, tin, tantalum, titanium, tungsten, indium, cadmium, ruthenium, zirconium, iron, lead, platinum, zinc , Conductive metals such as gold, silver and copper, oxides thereof, zinc antimonate (ZnO.Sb ₂ O ₅ ), tin oxide (SnO ₂ ), indium oxide (InO ₃ ), cadmium oxide (CdO), etc. Conductive resins such as conductive metal oxides, stearates, methacrylates, ethoxylates and acrylates, anions containing surfactants such as quaternary ammonium salts, carboxylates, sulfonates, sulfates and phosphates Can be mentioned.
Among these, the conductive metals include ZnO, TiO ₂ , SnO ₂ , Al ₂ O ₃ , In ₂ O ₃ , MgO, CoO, CuO, Cu ₂ O, CaO, SrO, BaO, BaO ₂ , PbO, PbO _{2 , MnO 3, SiO 2, ZrO} 2, Ag 2 O, Y 2 O 3, Bi 2 O 3, La 2 O 3, Ti 2 O 3, Sb 2 O 3, Sb 2 O 5, K 2 Ti 6 O 13 , Oxides such as NaCaP ₂ O ₁₈ and MgB ₂ O ₅ , sulfides such as CuS and ZnS, carbides such as SiC, TiC, ZrC, VC, NbC, MoC and WC, Si ₃ N ₄ , TiN, ZrN and VN Nitrides such as NbN, TaN, Cr ₂ N, borides such as TiB ₂ , ZrB ₂ , NbB ₂ , TaB ₂ , CrB, MoB, WB, LaB ₆ , TiSi ₂ , ZrSi ₂ , NbSi ₂ , TaSi ₂ , CrSi _2, MoSi _2, silicides such as _{WSi 2, BaCO 3, CaCO 3} , SrCO 3, metal salts such as _{BaSO 4, CaSO 4, Si 3} N 4 -SiC, such 9Al ₂ O ₃ -2B ₂ O ₃ Composites or those doped with them include ZnO, TiO ₂ , SnO ₂ , In ₂ O ₃ , ZrO ₂ , Y ₂ O ₃ , Sb ₂ O ₃ , Sb ₂ O ₅ , CuS, ZnS. , TiC, WC, TiN, TiB 2, ZrB 2, MoSi 2, WSi 2, CaC O ₃ , BaSO _{4 and the} like are preferable, and these can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

Among the conductive particles, SiO ₂ and Al ₂ O ₃ are particularly preferably used, and colloidal silica and alumina sol are preferably contained. Examples of the colloidal silica include commercially available silica sol suspensions such as Ludox HS, Ludox AS, etc. (DuPont), and SNOWTEX O, SNOWTEX C, SNOWTEX 20, etc. (Nissan Chemical Industries). Can be mentioned. There are various methods for producing an alumina sol containing aluminum oxide as a main component, and it can be produced by a known method such as the method described in JP-B-39-20150. These alumina sols can also be easily obtained from commercial products. Ordinary commercial products contain an acid such as hydrochloric acid or acetic acid as the electrolyte.

  Anionic polymer substances are also preferred, and polymers containing carboxyl groups, sulfonic acid groups, and hydroxyl groups, such as polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, vinyl chloride-maleic acid mono (2-ethylhexyl) copolymer, polystyrene Examples include sulfonic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, and modified products thereof, and the functional groups corresponding to each of them are all alkali metal salts, alkaline earth metal salts, transition metal salts, and the like. Can be mentioned. Among them, polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, and alkali or alkaline earth metal salts of polystyrene sulfonic acid are preferable. In particular, sodium salt of polystyrene sulfonic acid is compatible with other resins described later, antistatic performance, solubility and solution. It is preferable from the viewpoint of the viscosity in the case of using.

Next, (2) of a preferable aspect is demonstrated.
In the present invention, each of the yellow, magenta and cyan inks on the thermal transfer sheet is transferred from each thermal transfer layer, and the transfer layer is substantially free of ink. Conversely, the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet contains the transferred ink. Therefore, the chargeability of the transfer portion between the thermal transfer sheet and the thermal transfer image receiving sheet of this transfer portion is different. For this reason, the ink coating amount is adjusted, the ink coating amount is adjusted so that the ink remains in the thermal transfer layer of the thermal transfer sheet, and the transfer portions of the thermal transfer sheet and the thermal transfer image receiving sheet are both the same ink. Thus, this relationship is further adjusted so that the charging characteristics of the transfer portion between the thermal transfer sheet and the thermal transfer image receiving sheet are the same.
In order to make these charging characteristics the same, at least, the ink needs to remain in the transfer portion after thermal transfer. Furthermore, ideally, the chargeability is taken into account mainly in the point that the amount of ink remaining in the thermal transfer layer in the thermal transfer sheet after thermal transfer is the same as the amount of ink in the image receiving layer in the thermal transfer image receiving sheet after transfer. To increase / decrease and adjust.
Usually, it is more preferable to apply 10% by mass more than the amount of ink necessary for the transfer part in the maximum density part, more preferably 15% by mass, and even more preferably 20% by mass. At this time, considering the economics of ink use, heat propagation, transferability, and image quality, the upper limit is preferably 100% by mass, more preferably 50% by mass, and even more preferably 30% by mass or less.

The thermal transfer sheet that is preferably used in the present invention will be described below.
When forming a thermal transfer image, an ink sheet used in combination with a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet described later has a dye layer (thermal transfer layer) containing a diffusion transfer dye and a protective transfer layer (overcoat transfer layer) on a support. It is provided. In the dye layer, each dye layer containing a cyan dye, a magenta dye, and a yellow dye, and a protective transfer layer are formed in the surface order. These layers are applied by a general method such as roll coating, bar coating, gravure coating, or gravure reverse coating.
As the material of the ink sheet base material, a plastic film such as a polyester film, a polystyrene film, a polysulfone film, a polyimide film, a polyvinyl alcohol film, or a cellophane is suitable. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the thermal transfer dye-donating material comprises a polyethylene terephthalate support coated with a cyan dye, a magenta dye and a yellow dye in successive repeating areas, and the thermal transfer step is carried out sequentially for each dye. Thus, a three-color transfer image is formed, and finally an overcoat layer is transferred and formed. Of course, when this thermal transfer process is carried out in a single color, a monochrome transfer image can be obtained.

(Thermal transfer layer)
The thermal transfer layer (dye layer) of the ink sheet used in the present invention may be any dye that is commonly used or proposed in various thermal transfer sheets as long as it is a heat transferable dye. Examples of yellow dyes include holon brilliant yellow 6GL, PTY-52, and Macrolex Yellow 6G. Examples of magenta dyes include MS Red G, Macrolex Red Violet R, Ceres Red 7B, Samaron Red HBSL, and SK Rubin SEGL. Furthermore, as cyan dyes, Kayaset Blue 714, Waxoline Blue AP-FW, Holon Brilliant Blue S-R, MS Blue 100, Daito Blue No. 1 etc. are mentioned.
The yellow dye preferably contains at least one dye represented by the following general formula (7) or (8), and the magenta dye is represented by the following general formula (9), (10) or (11). It is preferable to include at least one dye represented by the formula, and it is preferable to include at least one dye represented by the following general formula (12) or (13) as the cyan dye.
The preferred dyes will be described below.
First, the dye represented by the general formula (7) will be described in detail.

In the general formula (7), R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² each independently represent a substituent. n8 represents an integer of 0 to 5, and n9 represents an integer of 0 to 4.

In the general formula (7), R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
Here, the substituent will be described in more detail. Examples of the substituent include a halogen atom, an alkyl group (including a cycloalkyl group (any number of rings)), an alkenyl group (including a cycloalkenyl group (any number of rings)), an alkynyl group, and an aryl group. , Heterocyclic group, cyano group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, acyloxy group, carbamoyloxy group, alkoxycarbonyloxy group, aryloxycarbonyloxy, amino group (including alkylamino group and anilino group), acylamino group, aminocarbonylamino Group, alkoxycarbonylamino group, aryloxycarbonylamino group, sulfamoylamino group, alkyl or arylsulfonylamino group, alkylthio group, sulfamoyl group, alkyl or arylsulfinyl group, alkyl or arylsulfonyl group, Group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an aryl- or heterocyclic azo group, and a imide group, each group may further have a substituent.

Hereinafter, R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² will be described in more detail.
Examples of the halogen atom represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² include a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, and an iodine atom. Of these, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom are preferable, and a chlorine atom is particularly preferable.

The alkyl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² includes a cycloalkyl group and a bicycloalkyl group. The alkyl group includes a straight-chain, branched substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group. The linear, branched substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, n-octyl, eicosyl, 2-chloroethyl, 2-cyanoethyl, or 2-ethylhexyl. The cycloalkyl group includes a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group. The substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group is preferably a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples include cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, and 4-n-dodecylcyclohexyl. The bicycloalkyl group is a substituted or unsubstituted bicycloalkyl group having 5 to 30 carbon atoms, that is, a monovalent group obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from a bicycloalkane having 5 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples include bicyclo [1,2,2] heptan-2-yl, bicyclo [2,2,2] octane-3-yl). Further, it includes a tricyclo structure having many ring structures. An alkyl group (for example, an alkyl group of an alkylthio group) in the substituents described below also represents such an alkyl group.
The alkenyl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² includes a cycloalkenyl group and a bicycloalkenyl group. The alkenyl group represents a linear, branched, or cyclic substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group. As the alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms is preferable. Examples include vinyl, allyl, prenyl, geranyl, oleyl. The cycloalkenyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, that is, a monovalent group obtained by removing one hydrogen atom of a cycloalkene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples include 2-cyclopenten-1-yl and 2-cyclohexen-1-yl. The bicycloalkenyl group includes a substituted or unsubstituted bicycloalkenyl group. The bicycloalkenyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted bicycloalkenyl group having 5 to 30 carbon atoms, that is, a monovalent group in which one hydrogen atom of a bicycloalkene having one double bond is removed. Examples include bicyclo [2,2,1] hept-2-en-1-yl and bicyclo [2,2,2] oct-2-en-4-yl.

The alkynyl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, and examples thereof include ethynyl and propargyl.

The aryl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, such as phenyl, p-tolyl, naphthyl, m-chlorophenyl, o-hexadecanoylaminophenyl. Is mentioned.

The heterocyclic group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a monovalent group obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from a 5- or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or non-aromatic heterocyclic compound, May be further condensed. More preferably, it is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the heterocyclic group include, but are not limited to, substitution positions (ie, exemplified as a ring): pyridine, pyrazine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, triazine, quinoline, isoquinoline, quinazoline, cinnoline, phthalazine, quinoxaline, pyrrole, indole, Furan, benzofuran, thiophene, benzothiophene, pyrazole, imidazole, benzimidazole, triazole, oxazole, benzoxazole, thiazole, benzothiazole, isothiazole, benzisothiazole, thiadiazole, isoxazole, benzisoxazole, pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine, Examples include imidazolidine and thiazoline.

The alkoxy group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² includes a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group. As the substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms is preferable. Examples of the alkoxy group include methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, n-octyloxy, methoxyethoxy, hydroxyethoxy and 3-carboxypropoxy.

The aryloxy group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the aryloxy group include phenoxy, 2-methylphenoxy, 4-t-butylphenoxy, 3-nitrophenoxy, 2-tetradecanoylaminophenoxy and the like.

A formyloxy group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² , a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyloxy group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyloxy group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms are preferable. Examples of the acyloxy group include formyloxy, acetyloxy, pivaloyloxy, stearoyloxy, benzoyloxy, p-methoxyphenylcarbonyloxy and the like.

The carbamoyloxy group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyloxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of carbamoyloxy groups include N, N-dimethylcarbamoyloxy, N, N-diethylcarbamoyloxy, morpholinocarbonyloxy, N, N-di-n-octylaminocarbonyloxy, Nn-octylcarbamoyloxy and the like. Can be mentioned.

The alkoxycarbonyloxy group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyloxy group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the alkoxycarbonyloxy group include methoxycarbonyloxy, ethoxycarbonyloxy, t-butoxycarbonyloxy, n-octylcarbonyloxy and the like.

The aryloxycarbonyloxy group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyloxy group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the aryloxycarbonyloxy group include phenoxycarbonyloxy, p-methoxyphenoxycarbonyloxy, pn-hexadecyloxyphenoxycarbonyloxy and the like.

The amino group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² includes an alkylamino group and an arylamino group. The amino group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms and a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of amino groups include, for example, amino, methylamino, dimethylamino, anilino, N-methyl-anilino, diphenylamino, hydroxyethylamino, carboxyethylamino, sulfoethylamino, 3,5-dicarboxyanilino, etc. Can be mentioned.

The acylamino group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a formylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms. . Examples of the acylamino group include formylamino, acetylamino, pivaloylamino, lauroylamino, benzoylamino, 3,4,5-tri-n-octyloxyphenylcarbonylamino and the like.

The aminocarbonylamino group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aminocarbonylamino group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the aminocarbonylamino group include carbamoylamino, N, N-dimethylaminocarbonylamino, N, N-diethylaminocarbonylamino, morpholinocarbonylamino and the like.

The alkoxycarbonylamino group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonylamino group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the alkoxycarbonylamino group include methoxycarbonylamino, ethoxycarbonylamino, t-butoxycarbonylamino, n-octadecyloxycarbonylamino, N-methyl-methoxycarbonylamino and the like.

The aryloxycarbonylamino group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonylamino group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the aryloxycarbonylamino group include phenoxycarbonylamino, p-chlorophenoxycarbonylamino, mn-octyloxyphenoxycarbonylamino and the like.

The sulfamoylamino group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoylamino group having 0 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the sulfamoylamino group include sulfamoylamino, N, N-dimethylaminosulfonylamino, Nn-octylaminosulfonylamino and the like.

The alkyl or arylsulfonylamino group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonylamino group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonylamino group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms. . Examples of the alkylsulfonylamino group and arylsulfonylamino group include methylsulfonylamino, butylsulfonylamino, phenylsulfonylamino, 2,3,5-trichlorophenylsulfonylamino, p-methylphenylsulfonylamino and the like.

The alkylthio group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the alkylthio group include methylthio, ethylthio, n-hexadecylthio and the like.

The sulfamoyl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoyl group having 0 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of sulfamoyl groups include N-ethylsulfamoyl, N- (3-dodecyloxypropyl) sulfamoyl, N, N-dimethylsulfamoyl, N-acetylsulfamoyl, N-benzoylsulfamoyl, N- (N′-phenylcarbamoyl) sulfamoyl) and the like.

The alkyl or arylsulfinyl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfinyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfinyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the alkyl or arylsulfinyl group include, for example, methylsulfinyl, ethylsulfinyl, phenylsulfinyl, p-methylphenylsulfinyl and the like.

The alkyl or arylsulfonyl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the alkyl or arylsulfonyl group include methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, p-toluenesulfonyl and the like.

The acyl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is a formyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, or 4 to 4 carbon atoms. A heterocyclic carbonyl group bonded to a carbonyl group with 30 substituted or unsubstituted carbon atoms is preferred. Examples of the acyl group include acetyl, pivaloyl, 2-chloroacetyl, stearoyl, benzoyl, pn-octyloxyphenylcarbonyl, 2-pyridylcarbonyl, 2-furylcarbonyl and the like.

The aryloxycarbonyl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the aryloxycarbonyl group include phenoxycarbonyl, o-chlorophenoxycarbonyl, m-nitrophenoxycarbonyl, pt-butylphenoxycarbonyl and the like.

The alkoxycarbonyl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the alkoxycarbonyl group include methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, t-butoxycarbonyl, n-octadecyloxycarbonyl and the like.

The carbamoyl group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the carbamoyl group include carbamoyl, N-methylcarbamoyl, N, N-dimethylcarbamoyl, N, N-di-n-octylcarbamoyl, N- (methylsulfonyl) carbamoyl and the like.

Examples of the aryl or heterocyclic azo group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² include phenylazo, 4-methoxyphenylazo, 4-pivaloylaminophenylazo, 2-hydroxy-4-propanoylphenylazo, and the like. Can do.

Examples of the imide group represented by R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² include N-succinimide and N-phthalimide.

R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² are each preferably an independent hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and more A hydrogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group are preferable.

R ⁵¹ is preferably a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and more preferably a hydrogen atom. , A substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, more preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Most preferably, it is a C1-C6 alkyl group.

Examples of R ⁵² are preferably a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and more preferably Is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, more preferably an aryloxycarbonyl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl group, most preferably Is a substituted carbamoyl group.

  As for the preferable combination of substituents of the dye represented by the general formula (7), a compound in which at least one of various substituents is the above-mentioned preferable group is preferable, and a compound in which more various substituents are the above-mentioned preferable groups More preferred are compounds in which all substituents are the preferred groups.

  The dye represented by the general formula (8) will be described in detail.

In the general formula (8), R ⁶¹ represents a substituent. R ⁶² , R ⁶³ and R ⁶⁴ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. Examples of the substituent in R ^{61 to} R ⁶⁴ include those described above for R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² . n10 represents an integer of 0 to 4.

Examples of R ⁶¹ are preferably a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and more preferably Is a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, more preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Most preferably, it is a C1-C6 alkyl group.
Examples of R ⁶² and R ⁶³ are preferably a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group. . A hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group is more preferable, and a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms is more preferable.
Examples of R ⁶⁴ are preferably each independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group. More preferably a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, more preferably a hydrogen atom.

  As for the preferred combination of substituents of the dye represented by the general formula (8), a compound in which at least one of various substituents is the preferred group is preferred, and a compound in which more various substituents are the preferred groups More preferred are compounds in which all substituents are the preferred groups.

  The dye represented by the general formula (9) or (10) will be described in detail.

In the general formula (9), R ⁷¹ and R ⁷³ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and R ⁷² and R ⁷⁴ each independently represent a substituent. n11 represents an integer of 0 to 4. n12 represents the integer of 0-2. Examples of the substituent in R ^{71 to} R ⁷⁴ include those described for R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² described above.

Examples of R ⁷¹ and R ⁷³ include substituents as described for R ⁵¹ in formula (7), and preferred ranges are also the same. More preferably, they are a hydrogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl group, More preferably, it is a hydrogen atom.

Examples of R ⁷² and R ⁷⁴ include substituents as described for R ⁵¹ in formula (7). An alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, and an aryloxycarbonyloxy are preferable, and an alkoxy group and an aryloxy group are more preferable. Each group may have a substituent.

In the general formula (10), R ⁸¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. R ⁸² and R ⁸⁴ each independently represents a substituent. n13 represents an integer of 0 to 4, and n14 represents an integer of 0 to 2. ^Examples of the substituent for R ⁸¹ , R ⁸² , and R ⁸⁴ include those described for R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² described above.

Examples of R ⁸¹ include substituents as described for R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² , and preferred ranges are also the same. More preferably, they are a hydrogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl group, More preferably, it is a hydrogen atom.

Examples of R ⁸² and R ⁸⁴ include substituents as described for R ⁵¹ in formula (7). An alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, and an aryloxycarbonyloxy are preferable, and an alkoxy group and an aryloxy group are more preferable. Each group may have a substituent.

  Regarding the preferred combination of substituents of the dye represented by the general formula (9) or (10), a compound in which at least one of various substituents is the above preferred group is preferred, and more various substituents are preferred. More preferred are compounds that are groups, and most preferred are compounds in which all substituents are the preferred groups.

  The dye represented by the general formula (11) will be described in detail.

In the general formula (11), R ⁹¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. R ⁹³ and R ⁹⁴ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. R ⁹² represents a substituent. n15 represents an integer of 0 to 2. One of Z ¹ and Z ² represents ═N—, and the other represents ═C (R ⁹⁵ ) —. Z ³ and Z ⁴ each independently represent ═N— or ═C (R ⁹⁵ ) —. R ⁹⁵ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. Examples of the substituent in R ^{91 to} R ⁹⁵ include those described for R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² described above.

R ⁹¹ is preferably a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted amino. And more preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

Examples of R ⁹² include substituents as described for R ⁵¹ in formula (7), and preferred ranges are also the same. More preferably, they are a hydrogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group.

Examples of R ⁹³ and R ⁹⁴ include substituents as described for R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² , and preferred ranges are also the same. More preferably, they are a hydrogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl group, More preferably, they are a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl group.

Examples of R ⁹⁵ include substituents as described for R ⁵¹ in formula (7), and preferred ranges are also the same. More preferably, they are a hydrogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group.

  As for the preferred combination of substituents of the dye represented by the general formula (11), a compound in which at least one of various substituents is the above preferred group is preferred, and a compound in which more various substituents are the above preferred groups More preferred are compounds in which all substituents are the preferred groups.

  The dye represented by the general formula (12) or (13) will be described in detail.

R ¹⁰¹ and R ¹⁰² each independently represent a substituent, and R ¹⁰³ and R ¹⁰⁴ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. Examples of the substituent in R ^{101 to} R ¹⁰⁴ include those described above for R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² . n16 and n17 each independently represents an integer of 0 to 4.

Examples of R ¹⁰¹ include substituents as described for R ⁵¹ in formula (7), and preferred ranges are also the same. More preferably an amino group (including alkylamino group and anilino group), acylamino group, aminocarbonylamino group, alkoxycarbonylamino group, aryloxycarbonylamino group, sulfamoylamino group, alkyl or arylsulfonylamino group, More preferably, it is an acylamino group.
Examples of ^R102 include substituents as described for ^R51 in formula (7), and the preferred ranges are also the same. More preferably, they are a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group and a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group.
Examples of R ¹⁰³ and R ¹⁰⁴ include substituents as described for R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² , and preferred ranges are also the same. A substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group is more preferred, and a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group is more preferred.

In general formula (13), R ¹¹¹ and R ¹¹³ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. R ¹¹² and R ¹¹⁴ each independently represent a substituent. n18 represents an integer of 0 to 4, and n19 represents an integer of 0 to 2. Examples of the substituent in R ^{111 to} R ¹¹⁴ include those described for R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² described above.

Examples of R ¹¹¹ and R ¹¹³ include substituents as described for R ⁵¹ and R ⁵² , and preferred ranges are also the same. More preferred are a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

Examples of R ¹¹² and R ¹¹⁴ include a hydrogen atom and a substituent as described for R ⁵¹ in the general formula (7), and preferred ranges are also the same. More preferably, it is a hydrogen atom.

  Regarding the preferred combination of substituents of the dye represented by the general formula (12) or (13), a compound in which at least one of various substituents is the above-mentioned preferred group is preferable, and more various substituents are preferable. More preferred are compounds that are groups, and most preferred are compounds in which all substituents are the preferred groups.

  Specific examples of the dyes represented by the general formulas (7) to (13) are shown below, but the dyes used in the present invention are not limited to the following examples.

Each of these dyes is preferably contained in the thermal transfer layer (dye layer) in an amount of 10 to 90% by mass, and more preferably 20 to 80% by mass.
The coating amount of the thermal transfer layer is preferably 0.1 to 1.0 g / m ² (in terms of solid content, hereinafter the coating amount in the present invention is a numerical value in terms of solid content unless otherwise specified). Is 0.15 to 0.60 g / m ² . The film thickness of the thermal transfer layer is preferably from 0.1 to 2.0 μm, more preferably from 0.1 to 1.0 μm.

Examples of preferred binders for the thermal transfer layer include cellulose resins such as ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, ethyl hydroxy cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, cellulose acetate and cellulose butyrate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl butyral, Examples thereof include vinyl resins such as polyvinyl acetal, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and polyacrylamide, polyester resins, and phenoxy resins. Of these, a butyral resin, a polyester resin, and the like are particularly preferable from the viewpoints of heat resistance, dye transferability, and the like.
More preferable polyester resin is that terephthalic acid is more than one-half of the acid component, more preferably more than two-thirds of the acid component is terephthalic acid, and most preferably more than three-quarters of the acid component is terephthalic acid. It is an acid. Thereby, fusion with a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet can be prevented. The polyester of the present invention can be obtained by the method described in JP-A-9-295389.
The thickness of these thermal transfer layers is 0.2 to 5 μm, preferably 0.4 to 2 μm.

(Protective layer transfer layer)
On the other hand, the protective transfer layer (overcoat transfer layer) generally has an adhesive layer formed on the transfer layer. The protective transfer layer can be formed of, for example, synthetic resin, a mixture of synthetic resin and wax, or the like.
Synthetic resins include cellulose resins such as ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, and cellulose acetate butyrate, and vinyl resins such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and polyacrylamide. Examples thereof include resins. Examples of the wax include microcrystalline wax, carnauba wax, paraffin wax, Fischer-Tropsch wax, various low molecular weight polyethylene, wood wax, beeswax, whale wax, ibota wax, wool wax, shellac wax, candelilla wax, petrolactam. And partially modified waxes, fatty acid esters, fatty acid amides, and the like. The amount of the wax used is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the synthetic resin.

The protective transfer layer can contain an ultraviolet absorber, an antistatic agent, a matting agent, and the like. As the ultraviolet absorber, a known ultraviolet absorber can be applied, and preferred examples include the compounds described in the description of the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet described later. A reactive ultraviolet absorber can also be preferably applied. Examples thereof include those described in JP-A-11-105437. A conventionally well-known thing can be used for an antistatic agent, Preferably, the above-mentioned antistatic agent is mentioned, The usage-amount is the range of 1-50 mass%. The matting agent is substantially transparent inorganic or organic fine particles, and examples thereof include silica, Teflon powder, and nylon powder. The amount of the matting agent used is preferably 0.1 to 10% by mass relative to the synthetic resin.
Further, the protective transfer layer may contain additives such as an antioxidant and a fluorescent brightening agent.

The adhesive layer serves to facilitate the transfer of the protective transfer layer to the transfer target. As an adhesive for forming this adhesive layer, it is possible to use a hot-melt adhesive such as acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl chloride, styrene-vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer. it can. The thickness of the adhesive layer is preferably about 0.1 to 5 μm.
The adhesive layer may contain additives such as the ultraviolet absorber, antistatic agent, antioxidant, and fluorescent whitening agent described in the protective transfer layer.

(Release layer)
The thermal transfer sheet of the present invention may have a release layer in addition to the above layers. The release layer is non-transferable in the transfer of the protective transfer layer to the transfer target and uses a release agent such as waxes, silicone wax, silicone resin, polyvinyl alcohol, fluororesin, acrylic resin, etc. Can be formed. The thickness of the release layer is preferably about 0.5 to 5 μm.

(Heat resistant slipping layer)
The thermal transfer sheet is preferably provided with a heat-resistant slipping layer on one side of the substrate in order to prevent adverse effects such as sticking and printing wrinkles due to heat from the thermal head. The heat resistant slipping layer preferably contains a polymer as a binder. The polymer is preferably a polyester resin, a polyacrylate resin, a polyvinyl acetate resin, a styrene acrylate resin, a polyurethane resin, a polyolefin resin, a polystyrene resin, a polyvinyl chloride resin, a polyether resin, Thermoplastic resins such as polyamide resin, polycarbonate resin, polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, polyacrylate resin, polyacrylamide resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, polyvinyl butyral resin, polyvinyl acetoacetal resin, etc. Among them, particularly preferred resins are polyvinyl acetal resins such as polyvinyl butyral resin and polyacetoacetal resin, or silicone modified products thereof. A resin having a hydroxyl group which reacts with a cyanate group.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a compound having two or more isocyanate groups (a compound having two or more isocyanate groups) for the purpose of imparting heat resistance, coating properties and adhesion to a substrate to the heat resistant slipping layer. ) As a crosslinking agent. These isocyanates may be any isocyanate compounds used in the synthesis of conventionally known paints, adhesives, polyurethanes, and the like. These isocyanate compounds are available under trade names such as Takenate (manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceutical), Barnock (manufactured by Dainippon Ink Chemical), Coronate (manufactured by Nippon Polyurethane), Duranate (manufactured by Asahi Kasei Kogyo), Dismodule (manufactured by Bayer), etc. Can be used in the present invention.

  The addition amount of the isocyanate compound is suitably in the range of 5 to 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer binder (resin binder) constituting the heat resistant slipping layer. The NCO / OH ratio is preferably in the range of about 0.8 to 2.0. If the isocyanate compound content is too small, the crosslinking density is low and the heat resistance is insufficient. On the other hand, if the content is too large, the shrinkage of the formed coating film cannot be controlled, the curing time becomes long, and the unreacted NCO groups are resistant to heat. It remains in the sex layer and reacts negatively with moisture in the air.

  Examples of the slip additive that is added to or overcoated the heat resistant slip layer made of these resins include silicone polymers such as phosphate ester, silicone oil, graphite powder, silicone-based graft polymer, acrylosiloxane, and arylsiloxane. However, it is preferably a layer comprising a polyol, for example, a polyalcohol polymer compound, a polyisocyanate compound and a phosphate ester compound, and it is more preferable to add a filler.

  Further, in the present invention, in forming a heat resistant slipping layer from the above materials, a heat release agent such as a wax, a higher fatty acid amide, an ester, a surfactant or a lubricant for the purpose of improving the slip property of the heat resistant slipping layer. Alternatively, inorganic particles such as organic powder such as fluororesin, silica, clay, talc, calcium carbonate, and the like can be included.

In order to form the heat-resistant slipping layer, the above materials are dissolved or dispersed in an appropriate solvent such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, toluene, xylene, etc. to prepare a coating solution, and this coating solution is prepared using a gravure coater, roll It is formed by coating and drying by conventional coating means such as a coater and a wire bar, and then crosslinking by heat treatment. The coating amount, that is, the thickness of the heat-resistant slip layer is also important, and in the present invention, it is preferably 2.0 g / m ² or less, more preferably 0.1 to 2.0 g / m ² , more preferably 0.1 to 2.0 g / m ² , Preferably, a heat-resistant slipping layer having sufficient performance can be formed with a thickness of 0.1 to 1.0 g / m ² .

Next, the thermal transfer image receiving sheet preferably used in the present invention will be described.
In the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, a dye-receiving layer (receiving layer) is formed on a support. A base layer is preferably formed between the receptor layer and the support. For example, a white background adjustment layer, a charge adjustment layer, an adhesive layer, and a primer layer are formed. Moreover, it is preferable that the heat insulation layer is formed between the base layer and the support body. Furthermore, a curl adjusting layer, a writing layer, and a charge adjusting layer are preferably formed on the back side of the support. Each layer is applied by a general method such as roll coating, bar coating, gravure coating, or gravure reverse coating.

(Receptive layer)
The receiving layer serves to receive the dye transferred from the ink sheet and maintain the formed image. The image-receiving sheet of the present invention has at least one receptor layer containing a polymer latex and a water-soluble polymer. By including a polymer latex and a water-soluble polymer, a water-soluble polymer that is difficult to be dyed to the dye can be present between the polymer latexes, and the dye dyed to the polymer latex can be prevented from diffusing. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a change in sharpness of the receiving layer with time and to form a recorded image with a small change in transfer image with time.

<Polymer latex>
The polymer latex used in the present invention will be described.
In the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet of the present invention, the polymer latex that can be used in the receptor layer is a water-insoluble hydrophobic polymer dispersed as fine particles in a water-soluble dispersion medium. As the dispersion state, the polymer is emulsified in a dispersion medium, the emulsion is polymerized, the micelle is dispersed, or the polymer molecule has a partially hydrophilic structure and the molecular chain itself is molecularly dispersed. Anything may be used. For polymer latex, Tadashi Okuda, Hiroshi Inagaki, “Synthetic Resin Emulsion”, published by Kobunshi Publishing (1978), Takaaki Sugimura, Ikuo Kataoka, Junichi Suzuki, Keiji Kasahara, “Application of Synthetic Latex”, Takashi Published by Molecular Publications (1993), Soichi Muroi, “Chemistry of Synthetic Latex”, published by High Polymers Publications (1970), supervised by Yoshiaki Mitsuzawa, “Development and Application of Water-Based Coating Materials”, CMC Publishing ( 2004) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-538. The average particle size of the dispersed particles is preferably 1 to 50000 nm, more preferably about 5 to 1000 nm. The particle size distribution of the dispersed particles is not particularly limited, and may have a wide particle size distribution or a monodispersed particle size distribution.

  The polymer latex may be a so-called core / shell type latex in addition to a normal uniform polymer latex. In this case, it may be preferable to change the glass transition temperature between the core and the shell. The glass transition temperature of the polymer latex of the present invention is preferably −30 ° C. to 130 ° C., more preferably 0 ° C. to 100 ° C., and further preferably 10 ° C. to 80 ° C.

Preferred embodiments of the polymer latex of the present invention include hydrophobic polymers such as acrylic polymers, polyesters, rubbers (for example, SBR resin), polyurethanes, polyvinyl chlorides, polyvinyl acetates, polyvinylidene chlorides, polyolefins, etc. A polymer can be preferably used. These polymers may be linear polymers, branched polymers, crosslinked polymers, so-called homopolymers obtained by polymerizing a single monomer, or copolymers obtained by polymerizing two or more types of monomers. In the case of a copolymer, it may be a random copolymer or a block copolymer. These polymers have a number average molecular weight of 5,000 to 100,000, preferably 10,000 to 500,000. If the molecular weight is too small, the mechanical strength of the layer containing the latex is insufficient, and if it is too large, the film formability is poor and this is not preferred. A crosslinkable polymer latex is also preferably used.
In the present invention, among the above, vinyl chloride polymer latex is preferable.

  The monomer used for the synthesis of the polymer latex used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and monomers that can be polymerized by a normal radical polymerization or ionic polymerization method are preferably the following monomer groups (a) to (j). Can be used. Polymer monomers can be synthesized by selecting these monomers independently and freely in combination.

-Monomer group (a)-(j)-
(A) Conjugated dienes: 1,3-pentadiene, isoprene, 1-phenyl-1,3-butadiene, 1-α-naphthyl-1,3-butadiene, 1-β-naphthyl-1,3-butadiene, cyclo Pentadiene and the like.
(B) Olefins: ethylene, propylene, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, 6-hydroxy-1-hexene, 4-pentenoic acid, methyl 8-nonenoate, vinylsulfonic acid, trimethylvinylsilane, trimethoxyvinylsilane, 1,4- Divinylcyclohexane, 1,2,5-trivinylcyclohexane, etc.

  (C) α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters: alkyl acrylate (eg, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, dodecyl acrylate, etc.), substituted alkyl acrylate (eg, 2-chloro Ethyl acrylate, benzyl acrylate, 2-cyanoethyl acrylate, etc.), alkyl methacrylate (eg, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, dodecyl methacrylate, etc.), substituted alkyl methacrylate (eg, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, glycerin) Monomethacrylate, 2-acetoxyethyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl meta Relate, 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate, polypropylene glycol monomethacrylate (polyoxypropylene added mole number = 2 to 100), 3-N, N-dimethylaminopropyl methacrylate, chloro-3-N, N, N-trimethyl Ammoniopropyl methacrylate, 2-carboxyethyl methacrylate, 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate, 4-oxysulfobutyl methacrylate, 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate, allyl methacrylate, 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate, etc.), unsaturated dicarboxylic acid derivatives (For example, monobutyl maleate, dimethyl maleate, monomethyl itaconate, dibutyl itaconate, etc.), polyfunctional esters (for example, ethylene glycol diacrylate, Tylene glycol dimethacrylate, 1,4-cyclohexanediacrylate, pentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, trimethylolethane triacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentamethacrylate, pentaerythritol hexaacrylate, 1,2, 4-cyclohexanetetramethacrylate and the like.

(D) Amides of β-unsaturated carboxylic acid: for example, acrylamide, methacrylamide, N-methylacrylamide, N, N-dimethylacrylamide, N-methyl-N-hydroxyethylmethacrylamide, N-tert-butylacrylamide, N -Tert-octylmethacrylamide, N-cyclohexylacrylamide, N-phenylacrylamide, N- (2-acetoacetoxyethyl) acrylamide, N-acryloylmorpholine, diacetoneacrylamide, itaconic acid diamide, N-methylmaleimide, 2-acrylamide -Methylpropanesulfonic acid, methylenebisacrylamide, dimethacryloylpiperazine and the like.
(E) Unsaturated nitriles: acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile and the like.
(F) Styrene and its derivatives: styrene, vinyl toluene, p-tertbutyl styrene, vinyl benzoic acid, methyl vinyl benzoate, α-methyl styrene, p-chloromethyl styrene, vinyl naphthalene, p-hydroxymethyl styrene, p- Styrene sulfonic acid sodium salt, p-styrene sulfinic acid potassium salt, p-aminomethylstyrene, 1,4-divinylbenzene and the like.
(G) Vinyl ethers: methyl vinyl ether, butyl vinyl ether, methoxyethyl vinyl ether, and the like.
(H) Vinyl esters: vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl benzoate, vinyl salicylate, vinyl chloroacetate, and the like.
(I) α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and salts thereof: acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid, sodium acrylate, ammonium methacrylate, potassium itaconate and the like.
(J) Other polymerizable monomers: N-vinylimidazole, 4-vinylpyridine, N-vinylpyrrolidone, 2-vinyloxazoline, 2-isopropenyloxazoline, divinylsulfone, and the like.

  The polymer latex that can be used in the present invention is commercially available, and the following polymers can be used. Examples of acrylic polymers include Sebian A-4635, 4718, 4601 manufactured by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., Nipol Lx811, 814, 821, 820, 855 (P-17: Tg36 ° C.) manufactured by Zeon Corporation, 857x2. (P-18: Tg43 ° C), Dainippon Ink Chemical Co., Ltd. Voncoat R3370 (P-19: Tg25 ° C), 4280 (P-20: Tg15 ° C), Nippon Pure Chemical Co., Ltd. Jurimer ET-410 ( P-21: Tg44 ° C), JSR AE116 (P-22: Tg50 ° C), AE119 (P-23: Tg55 ° C), AE121 (P-24: Tg58 ° C), AE125 (P-25: Tg60) ° C), AE134 (P-26: Tg48 ° C), AE137 (P-27: Tg48 ° C), AE140 (P-28: Tg53 ° C), AE173 (P-29: Tg60 ° C), Aaron manufactured by Toagosei Co., Ltd. A-104 (P-30: Tg45 ° C), NS-600X, NS-620X, manufactured by Takamatsu Yushi Co., Ltd., Vinibrand 2580, 2583, 2641, 2770, 2770H, 2635, 2886, 5202C manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. , 2706, etc. (all are trade names).

  Examples of polyesters include FINETEX ES650, 611, 675, 850 manufactured by Dainippon Ink Chemical Co., Ltd., WD-size, WMS manufactured by Eastman Chemical Co., Ltd., A-110, A-115GE, A manufactured by Takamatsu Yushi Co., Ltd. -120, A-121, A-124GP, A-124S, A-160P, A-210, A-215GE, A-510, A-513E, A-515GE, A-520, A-610, A-613 , A-615GE, A-620, WAC-10, WAC-15, WAC-17XC, WAC-20, S-110, S-110EA, S-111SL, S-120, S-140, S-140A, S -250, S-252G, S-250S, S-320, S-680, DNS-63P, NS-122L, NS-122LX, NS-244LX, NS-140L, NS-141LX, NS-282LX, Toagosei ( Aronmelt PES-1000 series, PES-2000 series, manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd., MD-1100, MD-1200, MD-1220, MD-1245, MD-1250, MD-1335, MD-1400, MD- 1480, MD-1500, MD-1930, MD-1985, Sephorjon ES manufactured by Sumitomo Seika Co., Ltd. (all are trade names).

  Examples of polyurethanes include Dainippon Ink Chemical Co., Ltd.HYDRAN AP10, AP20, AP30, AP40, 101H, Vondic 1320NS, 1610NS, Dainichi Seika Co., Ltd.D-1000, D-2000, D-6000, D-4000, D-9000, Takamatsu Yushi Co., Ltd. NS-155X, NS-310A, NS-310X, NS-311X, Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd. Elastron etc. (all are trade names).

  Examples of rubbers include LACSTAR 7310K, 3307B, 4700H, 7132C (above, manufactured by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals), Nipol Lx416, LX410, LX430, LX435, LX110, LX415A, LX438C, 2507H, LX303A, LX407BP series, V1004, MH5055 (made by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.), etc. (all are trade names).

  Examples of polyvinyl chlorides include: Z351, G351, G576, Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Vinibrand 240, 270, 277, 375, 386, 609, 550, 601, 602, 630, 660, 671, 683, 680, 680S, 681N, 685R, 277, 380, 381, 410, 430, 432, 860, 863, 865, 867, 900, 900GT, 938, 950, etc. (all are trade names). Examples of polyvinylidene chlorides include L502 and L513 manufactured by Asahi Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd., and D-5071 manufactured by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc. (all are trade names). Examples of polyolefins include Chemipearl S120, SA100, V300 (P-40: Tg80 ° C) manufactured by Mitsui Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Voncoat 2830, 2210, 2960 manufactured by Dainippon Ink Chemical Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Seika Co., Ltd. Examples of Zyxen, Sepoljon G, and copolymerized nylons include Sepoljon PA manufactured by Sumitomo Seika Co., Ltd. (all are trade names).

  Examples of polyvinyl acetates include Nishin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.ViniBran 1080, 1082, 1085W, 1108W, 1108S, 1563M, 1566, 1570, 1588C, A22J7-F2, 1128C, 1137, 1138, A20J2, A23J1, A23J1, A23K1, A23P2E, A68J1N, 1086A, 1086, 1086D, 1108S, 1187, 1241LT, 1580N, 1083, 1571, 1572, 1581, 4465, 4466, 4468W, 4468S, 4470, 4485LL, 4495LL, 1023, 1042, 1060, 1060S, 1080M, 1084W, 1084S, 1096, 1570K, 1050, 1050S, 3290, 1017AD, 1002, 1006, 1008, 1107L, 1225, 1245L, GV-6170, GV-6181, 4468W, 4468S, etc. Product name).

  These polymer latexes may be used alone or in combination of two or more as required.

  In the present invention, the receptor layer is preferably prepared by applying an aqueous coating solution and then drying it. However, “aqueous” as used herein means that 60% by mass or more of the solvent (dispersion medium) of the coating solution is water. Components other than water in the coating solution include methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, methyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve, dimethylformamide, ethyl acetate, diacetone alcohol, furfuryl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, oxyethyl phenyl ether A water miscible organic solvent such as can be used.

  Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular regarding drying time, The shorter one is preferable on manufacture. Specifically, it is preferably 10 seconds to 20 minutes, more preferably 30 seconds to 10 minutes.

MFT is the minimum film forming temperature of the polymer latex, and is the minimum temperature required for the emulsion to form a smooth and transparent continuous coating film. The MFT is preferably -30 ° C to 90 ° C, more preferably about 0 ° C to 70 ° C. A film-forming auxiliary may be added to control the minimum film-forming temperature. Film-forming aids, also called temporary plasticizers, are organic compounds (usually organic solvents) that lower the minimum film-forming temperature of polymer latex. For example, Soichi Muroi, “Synthetic Latex Chemistry”, published by Kobunshi Publishing Co. (1970) )It is described in. Preferred film-forming aids are the following compounds, but the compounds that can be used in the present invention are not limited to the following specific examples.
Z-1: benzyl alcohol Z-2: 2,2,4-trimethylpentanediol-1,3-monoisobutyrate Z-3: 2-dimethylaminoethanol Z-4: diethylene glycol

  Preferable examples of the polymer latex used in the present invention include polylactic acid esters, polyurethanes, polycarbonates, polyesters, polyacetals, SBRs, and polyvinyl chlorides. Among these, polyesters and polycarbonates Most preferably, polyvinyl chlorides are included.

  As the polymer latex used in the present invention, any polymer may be used in combination with the polymer latex. The polymer that can be used in combination is preferably transparent or translucent and colorless. Natural resins, polymers and copolymers, synthetic resins, polymers and copolymers, and other media for forming films such as gelatins and polyvinyl alcohol , Hydroxyethylcelluloses, cellulose acetates, cellulose acetate butyrate, polyvinylpyrrolidones, casein, starch, polyacrylic acids, polymethylmethacrylic acids, polyvinylchlorides, polymethacrylic acids, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymers , Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers, styrene-butadiene copolymers, polyvinyl acetals (eg, polyvinyl formal and polyvinyl butyral), polyesters, polyurethanes, phenoxy Fat, polyvinylidene chlorides, polyepoxides, polycarbonates, polyvinyl acetates, polyolefins, and polyamides. The binder may be coated from water or an organic solvent or emulsion.

  The binder used in the present invention preferably has a glass transition temperature (Tg) in the range of −30 ° C. to 70 ° C., more preferably in the range of −10 ° C. to 50 ° C. in view of processing brittleness and image storage stability. Preferably it is the range of 0 degreeC-40 degreeC. It is also possible to use a blend of two or more polymers as the binder, and in this case, it is preferable that the weighted average Tg in consideration of the composition falls within the above range. Moreover, when phase-separating or having a core-shell structure, the weighted average Tg is preferably within the above range.

This glass transition temperature (Tg) can be calculated by the following formula.
1 / Tg = Σ (Xi / Tgi)
Here, it is assumed that n monomer components from i = 1 to n are copolymerized in the polymer. Xi is the mass fraction of the i-th monomer (ΣXi = 1), and Tgi is the glass transition temperature (absolute temperature) of the homopolymer of the i-th monomer. However, Σ is the sum from i = 1 to n. In addition, the value of the homopolymer glass transition temperature (Tgi) of each monomer can adopt the value of “Polymer Handbook (3rd Edition)” (J. Brandrup, EHImmergut (Wiley-Interscience, 1989)).

  The polymer used for the binder used in the present invention can be easily obtained by solution polymerization method, suspension polymerization method, emulsion polymerization method, dispersion polymerization method, anionic polymerization method, cationic polymerization, etc., but the emulsion obtained as latex A polymerization method is most preferred. Also preferred is a method of preparing a polymer in a solution and neutralizing or adding an emulsifier and then adding water and forcibly stirring to prepare an aqueous dispersion. In the emulsion polymerization method, for example, water or a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent miscible with water (for example, methanol, ethanol, acetone, etc.) is used as a dispersion medium, and the monomer is 5 to 150% by mass with respect to the dispersion medium. Using the mixture and the total amount of monomers, an emulsifier and a polymerization initiator are used, and polymerization is carried out with stirring at about 30 to 100 ° C., preferably 60 to 90 ° C. for 3 to 24 hours. Various conditions such as the dispersion medium, the monomer concentration, the initiator amount, the emulsifier amount, the dispersant amount, the reaction temperature, and the monomer addition method are appropriately set in consideration of the type of monomer used. Moreover, it is preferable to use a dispersing agent as needed.

  The emulsion polymerization method can be generally performed according to the following literature. Tadashi Okuda, Hiroshi Inagaki, “Synthetic Resin Emulsion”, published by Polymer Publishing Association (1978), Takaaki Sugimura, Akio Kataoka, Junichi Suzuki, Keiji Kasahara, “Application of Synthetic Latex”, Published by Polymer Publishing Society (1993) 1), Soichi Muroi, “Chemistry of Synthetic Latex”, published by Kobunshi Publishing (1970). In the emulsion polymerization method for synthesizing the polymer latex used in the present invention, a batch polymerization method, a monomer (continuous / divided) addition method, an emulsion addition method, a seed polymerization method, etc. can be selected from the viewpoint of latex productivity. A batch polymerization method, a monomer (continuous / divided) addition method, and an emulsion addition method are preferred.

  The polymerization initiator only needs to have a radical generating ability, such as inorganic peroxides such as persulfate and hydrogen peroxide, and peroxides described in Nippon Oil & Fats Co., Ltd. “Organic Peroxide Catalog”, etc. The azo compounds described in Yaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. “Azo Polymerization Initiator Catalog” can be used. Among them, water-soluble peroxides such as persulfate and water-soluble azo compounds described in Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., `` Azo polymerization initiator catalog '' and the like are preferable, ammonium persulfate, sodium persulfate, potassium persulfate, Azobis (2-methylpropionamidine) hydrochloride, azobis (2-methyl-N- (2-hydroxyethyl) propionamide), azobiscyanovaleric acid is more preferable, and in particular, ammonium persulfate, sodium persulfate, potassium persulfate, etc. Peroxides are preferred from the viewpoints of image storability, solubility, and cost.

  As the addition amount of the polymerization initiator, the polymerization initiator is preferably 0.3% by mass to 2.0% by mass, and 0.4% by mass to 1.75% by mass with respect to the total amount of monomers. Is more preferable, and 0.5% by mass to 1.5% by mass is particularly preferable.

  As the polymerization emulsifier, any of an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, and an amphoteric surfactant can be used, but the anionic surfactant has dispersibility and image storability. From the viewpoint, it is preferable to use a sulfonic acid type anionic surfactant because polymerization stability can be secured in a small amount and resistance to hydrolysis, and a long chain represented by Perex SS-H (trade name, Kao Corp.). Alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate is more preferable, and a low electrolyte type such as Pionine A-43-S (trade name, Takemoto Yushi Co., Ltd.) is particularly preferable.

  As the polymerization emulsifier, a sulfonic acid type anionic surfactant is preferably used in an amount of 0.1% by mass to 10.0% by mass with respect to the total amount of monomers, and 0.2% by mass to 7.5% by mass is used. It is more preferable that 0.3% by mass to 5.0% by mass is used.

  In the synthesis of the polymer latex used in the present invention, it is preferable to use a chelating agent. A chelating agent is a compound capable of coordinating (chelating) a multivalent ion such as a metal ion such as iron ion or an alkaline earth metal ion such as calcium ion. Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-8956, US Pat. JP-A-73645, JP-A-4-127145, JP-A-4-47073, JP-A-4-305572, JP-A-6-11805, JP-A-5-1773312, JP-A-5-66527, JP-A-5- 158195, JP-A-6-118580, JP-A-6-110168, JP-A-6-161054, JP-A-6-175299, JP-A-6-214352, JP-A-7-114161, JP-A-7-114154 JP, 7-120894, JP 7-199433, JP 7-306504, JP 9-43792, JP 8-314090, JP 10-182571, JP 10-182570. The compounds described in JP-A-11-190892 can be used.

  Examples of the chelating agent include inorganic chelate compounds (sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium tetrapolyphosphate, etc.), aminopolycarboxylic acid chelate compounds (nitrilotritriacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, etc.), organic phosphonic acid chelate compounds ( Research Disclosure 18170, JP-A-52-102726, 53-42730, 56-97347, 54-121127, 55-4024, 55-4025, 55-29883, 55 -126241, 55-65955, 55-65956, 57-17943, 54-61125, West German Patent 1045373, etc.), polyphenol chelating agents, polyamine chelating compounds, etc. Preferably Amino acid derivatives being particularly preferred.

  Preferable examples of the aminopolycarboxylic acid derivatives include the compounds listed in the appendix of “EDTA (-Complexane Chemistry)” (Nanedo, 1977), and some of the carboxyl groups of these compounds are sodium or potassium. Alkali metal salts and ammonium salts such as may be substituted. Particularly preferred aminocarboxylic acid derivatives include iminodiacetic acid, N-methyliminodiacetic acid, N- (2-aminoethyl) iminodiacetic acid, N- (carbamoylmethyl) iminodiacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N '-Diacetic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N'-di-α-propionic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N'-di-β-propionic acid, N, N'-ethylene-bis (α-o-hydroxyphenyl) glycine N, N′-di (2-hydroxybenzyl) ethylenediamine-N, N′-diacetic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N′-diacetic acid-N, N′-diacethydroxamic acid, N-hydroxyethylethylenediamine-N , N ′, N′-triacetic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, 1,2-propylenediamine-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, d, l-2 , 3-Diaminobutane-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, meso-2,3-diaminobuta -N, N, N ', N'-tetraacetic acid, 1-phenylethylenediamine-N, N, N', N'-tetraacetic acid, d, l-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine-N, N, N ' , N′-tetraacetic acid, 1,4-diaminobutane-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, trans-cyclobutane-1,2-diamine-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, trans-cyclopentane-1,2-diamine-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, trans-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, cis-cyclohexane -1,2-diamine-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, cyclohexane-1,3-diamine-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, cyclohexane-1,4-diamine-N , N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, o-phenylenediamine-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, cis-1,4-diaminobutene-N, N, N ′, N′-tetra Acetic acid, trans-1,4-diaminobutene-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, α, α′-diamino-o-xylene-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, 2- Hydroxy-1,3-p Lopandiamine-N, N, N ′, N′-tetraacetic acid, 2,2′-oxy-bis (ethyliminodiacetic acid), 2,2′-ethylenedioxy-bis (ethyliminodiacetic acid), ethylenediamine-N, N '-Diacetic acid-N, N'-di-α-propionic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N'-diacetic acid-N, N'-di-β-propionic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N, N', N ' -Tetrapropionic acid, diethylenetriamine-N, N, N ', N' ', N' '-pentaacetic acid, triethylenetetramine-N, N, N', N '', N '' ', N' ''- Hexaacetic acid, 1,2,3-triaminopropane-N, N, N ′, N ″, N ′ ″, N ′ ″-hexaacetic acid, and some of the carboxyl groups of these compounds are Examples include substituted alkali metal salts such as sodium and potassium, and ammonium salts.

  The addition amount of the chelating agent is preferably 0.01% by mass to 0.4% by mass, more preferably 0.02% by mass to 0.3% by mass with respect to the total amount of monomers. It is especially preferable that it is 03 mass%-0.15 mass%. When the amount of the chelating agent is less than 0.01% by mass, capture of metal ions mixed in the production process of the polymer latex becomes insufficient, stability against aggregation of the latex is lowered, and applicability is deteriorated. Moreover, when it exceeds 0.4 mass%, the viscosity of latex will rise and coatability will fall.

  A chain transfer agent is preferably used for the synthesis of the polymer latex used in the present invention. As the chain transfer agent, those described in “Polymer Handbook, 3rd edition” (Wiley-Interscience, 1989) are preferable. Sulfur compounds are more preferred because they have high chain transfer ability and can be used in small amounts. Hydrophobic mercaptan-based chain transfer agents such as tert-dodecyl mercaptan and n-dodecyl mercaptan are particularly preferred.

  The amount of the chain transfer agent is preferably 0.2% by mass to 2.0% by mass, more preferably 0.3% by mass to 1.8% by mass, and 0.4% by mass to 1.6% by mass with respect to the total amount of monomers. Mass% is particularly preferred.

  In emulsion polymerization, in addition to the above compounds, electrolytes, stabilizers, thickeners, antifoaming agents, antioxidants, vulcanizing agents, antifreezing agents, gelling agents, vulcanization accelerators, etc. are described in synthetic rubber handbooks, etc. These additives may be used.

  In the polymer latex used in the present invention, an aqueous solvent can be used as a solvent in the coating solution, but a water-miscible organic solvent may be used in combination. Examples of the water-miscible organic solvent include alcohols such as methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol and propyl alcohol, cellosolves such as methyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve and butyl cellosolve, ethyl acetate and dimethylformamide. The amount of these organic solvents added is preferably 50% by mass or less, more preferably 30% by mass or less of the solvent.

The polymer latex used in the present invention preferably has a polymer concentration of 10 to 70% by mass, more preferably 20 to 60% by mass, and particularly preferably 30 to 55% by mass with respect to the latex liquid.
The addition amount of the polymer latex is preferably 50 to 95% by mass, more preferably 70 to 90% by mass, based on the total polymer content in the receptor layer.
In addition, the polymer latex in the image receiving sheet of the present invention includes a gel or a dried film state formed by drying a part of the solvent after coating.
In the present invention, a water-soluble polymer is preferably used, and is preferably used for a receiving layer or a heat insulating layer.

<Water-soluble polymer>
Water-soluble polymers that can be used in the present invention include natural polymers (polysaccharides, microorganisms, animals), semi-synthetic polymers (cellulose, starch, alginic acid), and synthetic polymers (vinyl, Others), synthetic polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol described below, and natural or semi-synthetic polymers made from plant-derived cellulose or the like correspond to water-soluble polymers that can be used in the present invention.

  Of the water-soluble polymers that can be used in the present invention, natural polymers and semi-synthetic polymers will be described in detail. Plant polysaccharides include gum arabic, κ-carrageenan, ι-carrageenan, λ-carrageenan, guar gum (such as Supercol from Squall), locust bean gum, pectin, tragacanth, corn starch (Purity- from National Starch & Chemical Co.) 21), phosphorylated starch (National 78-1898 made by National Starch & Chemical Co.), and other microbial polysaccharides such as xanthan gum (Kelco Keltrol T, etc.) and dextrin (Nadex360 made by National Starch & Chemical Co., etc.) Examples of animal-derived natural polymers include gelatin (such as Crodyne B419 manufactured by Croda), casein, and sodium chondroitin sulfate (such as Crodaist CS manufactured by Croda). Cellulose systems include ethyl cellulose (ICI Cellofas WLD, etc.), carboxymethyl cellulose (Daicel CMC, etc.), hydroxyethyl cellulose (Daicel HEC, etc.), hydroxypropyl cellulose (Aqualon Klucel, etc.), methyl cellulose (Henkel Viscontran, etc.), Examples include nitrocellulose (such as Isopropyl Wet from Hercules) and cationized cellulose (such as Crodacel QM from Croda). Other starches such as phosphorylated starch (National Starch & Chemical's National 78-1898) and alginic acid are sodium alginate (such as Kelco's Keltone) and propylene glycol alginate. Hi-care1000, etc.) and sodium hyaluronate (Hyalure, etc. from Lifecare Biomedial) are included (all are trade names).

  Of the water-soluble polymers that can be used in the present invention, synthetic polymers will be described in detail. Examples of the acrylic system include sodium polyacrylate, polyacrylic acid copolymer, polyacrylamide, polyacrylamide copolymer, polydiethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate quaternary salt or a copolymer thereof, and the vinyl system includes polyvinylpyrrolidone, Polyvinyl pyrrolidone copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, etc. include polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyisopropyl acrylamide, polymethyl vinyl ether, polyethylene imine, polystyrene sulfonic acid or copolymer thereof, naphthalene sulfonic acid condensate salt, polyvinyl sulfonic acid Or a copolymer thereof, polyacrylic acid or a copolymer thereof, acrylic acid or a copolymer thereof, a maleic acid copolymer, a maleic acid monoester copolymer, an acryloylme Propane sulfonic acid or its copolymer, etc.), polydimethyldiallylammonium chloride or its copolymer, polyamidine or its copolymer, polyimidazoline, dicyanciamide condensate, epichlorohydrin-dimethylamine condensate, polyacrylamide Hoffman Decomposed product, water-soluble polyester (manufactured by Kyodo Chemical Co., Ltd .: Pluscoat Z-221, Z-446, Z-561, Z-450, Z-565, Z-850, Z-3308, RZ-105, RZ- 570, Z-730, RZ-142 (all are trade names)).

Further, it has a superabsorbent polymer described in US Pat. No. 4,960,681, JP-A-62-245260, etc., that is, —COOM or —SO ₃ M (M is a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal). A homopolymer of vinyl monomers or a copolymer of these vinyl monomers or other vinyl monomers (for example, sodium methacrylate, ammonium methacrylate, Sumikagel L-5H (trade name) manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) should also be used. Can do.

  Of the water-soluble synthetic polymers that can be used in the present invention, polyvinyl alcohol will be described in more detail. As a complete saponified product, PVA-105 [polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) content 94.0% by mass or more, saponification degree 98.5 ± 0.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.5% by mass or less, volatile content 5 0.0 mass% or less, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 5.6 ± 0.4 CPS], PVA-110 [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 98.5 ± 0.5 mol%, acetic acid Sodium content 1.5% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20 ° C.) 11.0 ± 0.8 CPS], PVA-117 [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 98.5 ± 0.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0 mass%, volatile content 5.0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 28.0 ± 3.0 CPS],

PVA-117H [PVA content 93.5% by mass, saponification degree 99.6 ± 0.3 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.85% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20% ° C) 29.0 ± 3.0 CPS], PVA-120 [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 98.5 ± 0.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0 mass%, volatile content 5. 0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20 ° C.) 39.5 ± 4.5 CPS], PVA-124 [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 98.5 ± 0.5 mol%, sodium acetate contained 1.0 mass%, volatile matter 5.0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 60.0 ± 6.0 CPS],

PVA-124H [PVA content 93.5% by mass, saponification degree 99.6 ± 0.3 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.85% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20% ° C) 61.0 ± 6.0 CPS], PVA-CS [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 97.5 ± 0.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0 mass%, volatile content 5. 0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 27.5 ± 3.0 CPS], PVA-CST [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 96.0 ± 0.5 mol%, sodium acetate contained 1.0 mass%, volatile matter 5.0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 27.0 ± 3.0 CPS], PVA-HC [PVA content 90.0 mass%, saponification degree 99. 85 mol% or more, sodium acetate content 2.5 mass%, volatile content 8.5 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ℃) 25.0 ± 3.5CPS] (trade names, available from Kuraray Co.), etc.,

As a partially saponified product, PVA-203 [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 3.4 ± 0.2 CPS], PVA-204 [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0 mass %, Volatile matter 5.0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 3.9 ± 0.3 CPS], PVA-205 [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.5 Mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20 ° C.) 5.0 ± 0.4 CPS],

PVA-210 [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.0 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20% ° C) 9.0 ± 1.0 CPS], PVA-217 [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.0 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0% by mass, volatile content 5. 0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20 ° C.) 22.5 ± 2.0 CPS], PVA-220 [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.0 mol%, sodium acetate contained 1.0 mass%, volatile matter 5.0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 30.0 ± 3.0 CPS],

PVA-224 [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20% ° C) 44.0 ± 4.0 CPS], PVA-228 [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0% by mass, volatile content 5. 0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 65.0 ± 5.0 CPS], PVA-235 [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.5 mol%, sodium acetate contained 1.0 mass%, volatile matter 5.0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 95.0 ± 15.0 CPS],

PVA-217EE [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.0 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20% ° C) 23.0 ± 3.0 CPS], PVA-217E [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.0 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0 mass%, volatile content 5. 0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 23.0 ± 3.0 CPS], PVA-220E [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.0 mol%, sodium acetate contained 1.0 mass%, volatile matter 5.0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 31.0 ± 4.0 CPS],

PVA-224E [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 88.0 ± 1.0 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20% ° C) 45.0 ± 5.0 CPS], PVA-403 [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 80.0 ± 1.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0 mass%, volatile content 5. 0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 3.1 ± 0.3 CPS], PVA-405 [PVA content 94.0 mass%, saponification degree 81.5 ± 1.5 mol%, sodium acetate contained 1.0 mass%, volatile matter 5.0 mass%, viscosity (4 mass%, 20 ° C.) 4.8 ± 0.4 CPS],

PVA-420 [PVA content 94.0% by mass, saponification degree 79.5 ± 1.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass], PVA-613 [PVA-containing Rate 94.0% by mass, degree of saponification 93.5 ± 1.0 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0% by mass, volatile matter 5.0% by mass, viscosity (4% by mass, 20 ° C.) 16.5 ± 2.0 CPS], L-8 [PVA content 96.0 mass%, saponification degree 71.0 ± 1.5 mol%, sodium acetate content 1.0 mass% (ash content), volatile content 3.0 mass% Viscosity (4% by mass, 20 ° C.) 5.4 ± 0.4 CPS] (all are trade names manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.).

  In addition, said measured value is calculated | required according to JISK-6726-1977.

  As for the modified polyvinyl alcohol, those described in Koichi Nagano et al., “Poval” (published by Kobunshi Shuppankai) are used. There is modification by cation, anion, -SH compound, alkylthio compound, silanol.

  As such modified polyvinyl alcohol (modified PVA), C-118, C-318, C-318-2A, C-506 (all are trade names manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.), HL polymer as C polymer. HL-12E, HL-1203 (all are trade names manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.), HM polymer is HM-03, HM-N-03 (all are trade names manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.), KL-118, KL-318, KL-506, KM-118T, KM-618 (all are trade names manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.) as the K polymer, and M-115 (manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.) as the M polymer. (Trade name), MP-102, MP-202, MP-203 (all are trade names manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.) as MP polymers, MPK-1, MPK-2, MPK-3, PK-4, MPK-5, MPK-6 (all are trade names manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.), R polymer as R-1130, R-2105, R-2130 (all are manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.) And V-2250 (trade name, manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.).

  Polyvinyl alcohol can be adjusted in viscosity or stabilized by a small amount of solvent or inorganic salt added to the aqueous solution. For details, refer to the above document, Koichi Nagano et al., “Poval”, Polymer Issued by the publisher, pages 144 to 154 can be used. As a typical example, it is possible to improve the coating surface quality by containing boric acid. The addition amount of boric acid is preferably 0.01 to 40% by mass with respect to polyvinyl alcohol.

  Suitable binders are transparent or translucent, generally colorless, and are natural resins, polymers and copolymers, synthetic resins, polymers and copolymers, and other film-forming media such as rubbers, polyvinyl alcohols, hydroxyethyl celluloses, cellulose Acetates, cellulose acetate butyrate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, starch, polyacrylic acid, polymethylmethacrylic acid, polyvinyl chloride, polymethacrylic acid, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymers, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers , Styrene-butadiene copolymers, polyvinyl acetals (eg, polyvinyl formal and polyvinyl butyral), polyesters, polyurethanes, phenoxy resins, polyvinylidene chlorides, polyepoxides , Polycarbonates, polyvinyl acetates, polyolefins, cellulose esters, and polyamides such water-soluble.

In the present invention, the water-soluble polymer is preferably polyvinyl alcohol or gelatin, and most preferably gelatin.
The addition amount of the water-soluble polymer is preferably 50% by mass or less, more preferably 30% by mass or less, still more preferably 0.005 to 10% by mass, based on the total polymer in the receiving layer. ˜5% by weight is particularly preferred.

<Release agent>
In addition, a release agent may be added to the receiving layer in order to prevent thermal fusion with the thermal transfer sheet during image formation. As the mold release agent, silicone oil, phosphate ester plasticizer fluorine compound, and wax emulsion can be used, and wax emulsion is particularly preferably used. The wax emulsion used in the present invention is obtained by emulsifying wax. Examples of the wax include paraffin wax, candelilla wax, carnauba wax, light wax, montan wax, ceresin wax, microcrystalline wax, petrolactam, Fisher tribush wax, polyethylene wax, montan wax and derivatives thereof, and microcrystalline wax. And derivatives thereof, hardened castor oil, liquid paraffin, stearamide, and the like, and paraffin wax is particularly preferably used. The wax emulsion may be prepared by a known method. For example, a wax, a resin, a fluidizing agent, etc. may be mixed and heated to melt, and an emulsifier may be added to emulsify. As the resin, for example, a polyhydric alcohol, an esterified product of a polyhydric alcohol, or the like is used. After these mixtures are melted, for example, surfactants such as anions, cations, and nonions, or basic compounds such as ammonia, sodium hydroxide, and potassium hydroxide, organic amines, and styrene-maleic acid copolymers are added. It can be made into a wax emulsion by emulsifying. The addition amount of the release agent is preferably 0.2 to 30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer (polymer latex or the like) that accepts the dye (pigment).

<Crosslinking agent>
The water-soluble polymer contained in the receiving layer (or heat insulating layer) is preferably partially or entirely crosslinked with a crosslinking agent.
As the cross-linking agent, a plurality of groups capable of reacting with amino groups, carboxyl groups, hydroxyl groups, etc. may be contained in the molecule, and it may be appropriately selected and used depending on the type of water-soluble polymer. It is not limited. THJames, THE THEORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS FOURTH EDITION ”(Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., published in 1977), pages 77-87, US Pat. No. 4,678,739, No. 41 Column, JP-A-59-116655, JP-A-62-245261, JP-A-61-18942, etc. Cross-linking agents of inorganic compounds (for example, chromium alum, boric acid, etc.) In addition, a crosslinking agent comprising a mixed aqueous solution containing a chelating agent having a pH of 1 to 7 and a zirconium compound described in JP-A-2003-231775 is used. You may do it.

  Specific examples of the crosslinking agent include epoxy compounds (diglycidyl ethyl ether, ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether, 1,6-diglycidyl cyclohexane, N, N-diglycidyl-4- Glycidyloxyaniline, sorbitol polyglycidyl ether, glycerol polyglycidyl ether, compounds described in JP-A-6-329877 and JP-A-7-309954, or Dick Fine EM-60 (trade name, Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.) Aldehyde compounds (formaldehyde, glyoxal, glutaraldehyde, etc.); active halogen compounds (2,4-dichloro-4-hydroxy-1,3,5-s-triazine, US Pat. No. 3, 325,287 A compound according to Saisho etc.);

Active vinyl compounds (1,3,5-trisacryloyl-hexahydro-s-triazine, bisvinylsulfonylmethyl ether, N, N′-ethylene-bis (vinylsulfonylacetamide) ethane, Japanese Patent Publication No. 53-41220, Compounds described in JP-A-53-57257, JP-A-59-162546, JP-A-60-80846, etc.); mucohalic acid compounds (such as mucochloric acid); N-carbamoylpyridinium salt compounds ((1-morpholinocarbonyl-3) -Pyridinio) methanesulfonate, etc.); haloamidinium salt compounds (1- (1-chloro-1-pyridinomethylene) pyrrolidinium, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, etc.); N-methylol compounds (dimethylolurea, methyloldimethylhydantoin, etc.) );

Carbodiimide compounds (polycarbodiimides derived from isophorone diisocyanate described in JP-A-59-187029 and JP-B-5-27450, carbodiimide compounds derived from tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate described in JP-A-7-330849, Other branched carbodiimide compounds described in JP-A-10-30024, and carbodiimide compounds derived from dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate described in JP-A-2000-7642, or carbodilite V-02, V-02-L2, V-04, V-06. , E-01, E-02 (both trade names, Nisshinbo Co., Ltd.), etc .; Oxazoline compounds (oxazoline compounds described in JP-A No. 2001-215653, or Epocros K-1010E, K-1020E, K- 030E, K-2010E, K-2020E, K-2030E, WS-500, WS-700 (trade names, manufactured by Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.), and the like);

Isocyanate compounds (JP-A-7-304841, JP-A-8-277315, JP-A-10-45866, JP-A-9-71720, JP-A-9-328654, JP-A-9-104814 , JP-A-2000-194045, JP-A-2000-194237, and JP-A-2003-64149, dispersible isocyanate compounds, or Duranate WB40-100, WB40-80D, WT20-100, WT30-100 ( All are trade names, Asahi Kasei Co., Ltd.), CR-60N (trade name, Dainippon Ink and Chemicals), etc.); polymer hardeners (compounds described in JP-A-62-2234157, etc.); boric acid And salts thereof; borax; aluminum alum and the like.

  Preferred compounds as the crosslinking agent include epoxy compounds, aldehyde compounds, active halogen compounds, active vinyl compounds, N-carbamoylpyridinium salt compounds, N-methylol compounds (such as dimethylol urea and methylol dimethyl hydantoin), and carbodiimide compounds. Oxazoline compounds, isocyanate compounds, polymer hardeners (compounds described in JP-A-62-234157, etc.), boric acid and salts thereof, borax, aluminum alum and the like. More preferably, an epoxy compound, an active halogen compound, an active vinyl compound, an N-carbamoylpyridinium salt compound, an N-methylol compound (such as dimethylol urea and methylol dimethyl hydantoin), and a polymer hardener (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Sho) Compounds described in JP-A-62-234157), boric acid and the like. These crosslinking agents may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  The cross-linking agent used in the present invention may be added in a state of being premixed in a water-soluble polymer solution, may be added at the end of the preparation process of the coating solution, or may be added immediately before coating. .

Although the water-soluble polymer in the receiving layer varies depending on the type of the crosslinking agent, it is preferably 0.1 to 20% by mass crosslinked with respect to the water-soluble polymer, and 1 to 10% by mass crosslinked. Is more preferable.
The amount of the crosslinking agent used in the present invention varies depending on the type of the water-soluble binder and the crosslinking agent, but is generally 0.1 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the water-soluble polymer in the constituent layer. It is preferably 0.5 to 20 parts by mass, and more preferably 1 to 10 parts by mass.

<Emulsions>
Hydrophobic additives such as lubricants and antioxidants can be introduced into the layers of the image receiving sheet by known methods such as those described in US Pat. No. 2,322,027. In this case, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,555,470, 4,536,466, 4,536,467, 4,587,206, and 4,555,476 In addition, a high boiling point organic solvent as described in the publications and specifications of JP 4,599,296 and JP-B-3-62256 is used in combination with a low boiling point organic solvent having a boiling point of 50 ° C to 160 ° C as necessary. Can be used. These lubricants, antioxidants, high-boiling organic solvents and the like can be used in combination of two or more.

  As the antioxidant (hereinafter also referred to as a radical scavenger), a compound represented by any one of the following general formulas (E-1) to (E-3) is preferably used.

R ₄₁ is an aliphatic group, aryl group, heterocyclic group, acyl group, aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, aliphatic sulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, phosphoryl group, or —Si (R ₄₇ ) (R ₄₈ ). (R ₄₉ ) is represented. Here, R ₄₇ , R ₄₈ and R ₄₉ each independently represents an aliphatic group, an aryl group, an aliphatic oxy group or an aryloxy group. R _{42 to} R ₄₆ represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. Here, examples of the substituent include R ⁵¹ in the general formula (7) described later. R _{a1 to} R _a4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic group (for example, methyl, ethyl).
With respect to the compound represented by any one of the general formulas (E-1) to (E-3), preferred substituents in terms of the effects of the present invention will be described.
In the general formulas (E-1) to (E-3), R ₄₁ is an aliphatic group, an acyl group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, or a phosphoryl group, and R ₄₂ , R ₄₃ , R ₄₅ And R ₄₆ are each independently preferably a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aliphatic oxy group or an acylamino group, R ₄₁ is an aliphatic group, and R ₄₂ , R ₄₃ , R ₄₅ and R ₄₆ are It is more preferable that each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic group.
Although the preferable specific example represented by either of general formula (E-1)-(E-3) below is shown below, this invention is not limited to these.

The content of these antioxidants is preferably 1.0 to 10% by mass with respect to the solid content of the polymer latex.
Examples of the lubricant include solid waxes such as polyethylene wax, amide wax, and Teflon powder; silicone oil, phosphate ester compounds, fluorine surfactants, silicone surfactants, and other release agents known in the art. Agents can be used, and silicone compounds such as fluorine compounds represented by fluorine surfactants, silicone surfactants, silicone oils and / or cured products thereof are preferably used.
The content of the lubricant is preferably 1.0 to 10% by mass with respect to the solid content of the polymer latex.

  As the silicone oil, straight silicone oil, modified silicone oil or a cured product thereof can be used. Straight silicone oils include dimethyl silicone oil, methyl phenyl silicone oil, and methyl hydrogen silicone oil. Examples of dimethyl silicone oil include KF96-10, KF96-100, KF96-1000, KF96H-10000, KF96H-12500, and KF96H. -100,000 (all are trade names, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) and the like, and as dimethyl silicone oil, KF50-100, KF54, KF56 (all are trade names, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.), etc. Can be mentioned.

  The modified silicone oil can be classified into a reactive silicone oil and a non-reactive silicone oil. The reactive silicone oil includes amino modification, epoxy modification, carboxyl modification, hydroxy modification, methacryl modification, mercapto modification, phenol modification, one-terminal reactivity and heterofunctional modification. As amino-modified silicone oil, KF-393, KF-857, KF-858, X-22-3680, X-22-3801C, KF-8010, X-22-161A, KF-8012 (all trade names, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) and the like, and epoxy-modified silicone oils include KF-100T, KF-101, KF-60-164, KF-103, X-22-343, X-22-3000T ( All of them are trade names, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.). Examples of the carboxyl-modified silicone oil include X-22-162C (trade name, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.). Examples of the hydroxy-modified silicone oil include X-22-160AS, KF-6001, KF-6002, KF-6003, X-22-170DX, X-22-176DX, X-22-176D, X-22-176DF (all trade names, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) X-22-164A, X-22-164C, X-24-8201, X-22-174D, X-22-2426 (all are trade names, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) and the like. .

  The reactive silicone oil can be used after being cured, and can be classified into a reaction curable type, a photo curable type, a catalyst curable type, and the like. Of these, reaction-curable silicone oils are particularly preferable. As the reaction-curable silicone oils, those obtained by reaction-curing amino-modified silicone oil and epoxy-modified silicone oil are preferable. Further, as the catalyst curable type or photo curable type silicone oil, KS-705F-PS, KS-705F-PS-1, KS-770-PL-3 [catalyst curable type silicone oil: all trade names, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.], KS-720, KS-774-PL-3 [photocured silicone oil: trade names, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.], and the like. The addition amount of these curable silicone oils is preferably 0.5 to 30% by mass of the resin constituting the receiving layer.

  Non-reactive silicone oils include polyether modification, methylstyryl modification, alkyl modification, higher fatty acid ester modification, hydrophilic special modification, higher alkoxy modification, fluorine modification and the like. Examples include polyether-modified silicone (KF-6012, trade name, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.), and methylstil-modified silicone silicone oils (24-510, KF41-410, both trade names, Shin-Etsu Chemical ( Etc.). Moreover, the modified silicone represented by either of the following general formulas 1-3 can also be used.

  In General Formula 1, R represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or a linear or branched alkyl group that may be substituted with a cycloalkyl group. m and n represent an integer of 2000 or less, and a and b represent an integer of 30 or less.

  In General Formula 2, R represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or a linear or branched alkyl group which may be substituted with a cycloalkyl group. m represents an integer of 2000 or less, and a and b represent an integer of 30 or less.

In General Formula 3, R represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or a linear or branched alkyl group which may be substituted with a cycloalkyl group. R ¹ represents a single bond or a divalent linking group, E represents an ethylene group which may have a substituent, and P represents a propylene group which may have a substituent. m and n represent an integer of 2000 or less, and a and b represent an integer of 30 or less.

  Silicone oils as described above are described in “Silicone Handbook” (published by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Co., Ltd.), and are described in JP-A-8-108636 and JP-A-2002-264543 as curing technologies for curable silicone oil. The technique can be preferably used.

High-boiling organic solvents include phthalates (dibutyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, etc.), phosphoric acid or phosphonic esters (triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, triphosphate) -2-ethylhexyl etc.), fatty acid ester 塁 (di-2-ethylhexyl succinate, tributyl citrate etc.), benzoic acid esters (2-ethylhexyl benzoate, dodecyl benzoate etc.), amides (N, N-diethyl) Dodecanamide, N, N-dimethyloleamide, etc.), alcohol or phenols (isostearyl alcohol, 2,4-di-tert-amylphenol, etc.), anilines (N, N-dibutyl-2-butoxy-5-) tert-octylaniline, etc.), chlorinated paraffins, hydrocarbons (dode) Rubenzen, diisopropyl naphthalene), carboxylic acids (2- (2,4-di -tert- amylphenoxy) butyric acid, and the like.
The following compounds are preferably used.

  Further, an organic solvent (such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, or methyl cellosolve acetate) having a boiling point of 30 ° C. or higher and 160 ° C. or lower may be used in combination as an auxiliary solvent. The amount of the high-boiling organic solvent is 10 g or less, preferably 5 g or less, more preferably 1 g to 0.1 g based on 1 g of the hydrophobic additive used. In addition, 1 milliliter or less, further 0.5 milliliter or less, particularly 0.3 milliliter or less is appropriate for 1 g of binder.

A dispersion method using a polymer described in JP-B-51-39853 and JP-A-51-59943, or a fine particle dispersion described in JP-A-62-22422, etc. Can also be used. In the case of a compound that is substantially insoluble in water, it can be dispersed and contained as fine particles in a binder other than the above method.
In dispersing the hydrophobic compound in the hydrophilic colloid, various surfactants can be used. For example, the surfactants described in JP-A No. 59-157636, pages 37 to 38 can be used. Further, phosphate ester type surfactants described in JP-A-7-56267, JP-A-7-228589 and West German Patent No. 1,932,299A or the specification can also be used.

<Ultraviolet absorber>
In the present invention, an ultraviolet absorber may be added to the receiving layer in order to improve light resistance. At this time, the UV absorber can be fixed to the receiving layer by increasing the molecular weight, and can be prevented from being diffused into the ink sheet or sublimation / transpiration due to heating.
As the ultraviolet absorber, compounds having various ultraviolet absorber skeletons widely known in the field of information recording can be used. Specific examples include 2-hydroxybenzotriazole type ultraviolet absorbers, 2-hydroxybenzotriazine type ultraviolet absorbers, and compounds having a 2-hydroxybenzophenone type ultraviolet absorber skeleton. A compound having a benzotriazole type or triazine skeleton is preferable from the viewpoint of ultraviolet absorption ability (absorption coefficient) / stability, and a compound having a benzotriazole type or benzophenone type skeleton is preferable from the viewpoint of increasing the molecular weight or forming a latex. Specifically, an ultraviolet absorber described in JP 2004-361936 A can be used.

  The ultraviolet absorber preferably has absorption in the ultraviolet region and does not have an absorption edge in the visible region. Specifically, when added to the receiving layer to form a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet, the reflection density at 370 nm is preferably Abs 0.5 or more, and the reflection density at 380 nm is more preferably Abs 0.5 or more. . The reflection density at 400 nm is preferably Abs 0.1 or less. A high reflection density in the range exceeding 400 nm is not preferable because the image is yellowed.

  In the present invention, the ultraviolet absorber has a high molecular weight, preferably a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more, more preferably a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 or more. As a means for increasing the molecular weight, it is preferable to graft an ultraviolet absorber onto the polymer. The polymer that becomes the main chain preferably has a polymer skeleton that is inferior in dyeability to the dye used in combination. Moreover, it is preferable to have sufficient film strength when the film is formed. The graft ratio of the ultraviolet absorber to the polymer main chain is preferably 5 to 20% by mass, and more preferably 8 to 15% by mass.

Moreover, it is more preferable that the polymer grafted with the ultraviolet absorber is made into a latex. The receptor layer can be formed by forming an aqueous dispersion type coating solution into a latex to form a latex, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. For example, the method described in Japanese Patent No. 3450339 can be used as a method for forming a latex. Examples of the ultraviolet absorber made into latex include, for example, ULS-700, ULS-1700, ULS-1383MA, ULS-1635MH, XL-7016, ULS-933LP, ULS-935LH, Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd. Commercially available ultraviolet absorbers such as New Coat UVA-1025W, New Coat UVA-204W, and New Coat UVA-4512M (both are trade names) can also be used.
When the polymer to which the ultraviolet absorber is grafted is made into a latex, it is possible to form a receiving layer in which the ultraviolet absorber is uniformly dispersed by mixing with the latex of the above-mentioned dyeable receiving polymer and applying it.

  The added amount of the polymer grafted with the ultraviolet absorber or the latex thereof is preferably 5 to 50 parts by mass, more preferably 10 to 30 parts by mass with respect to the dyeable accepting polymer latex forming the receptor layer.

(Insulation layer)
The heat insulating layer serves to protect the support from heat during heat transfer using the thermal head. Moreover, since it has high cushioning properties, a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet with high printing sensitivity can be obtained even when paper is used as the substrate. The heat insulating layer may be one layer or two or more layers. The heat insulating layer is provided on the support side from the receptor layer.

In the image receiving sheet of the present invention, the heat insulating layer contains a hollow polymer.
The hollow polymer in the present invention is a polymer particle having independent pores inside the particle. For example, 1) Water is contained inside a partition formed by polystyrene, acrylic resin, styrene-acrylic resin, etc., and after coating and drying Non-foamed hollow particles in which the water inside the particles evaporates outside the particles and the inside of the particles becomes hollow. 2) Low boiling point liquids such as butane and pentane, polyvinylidene chloride, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylic acid, polyacrylic Foamed microballoons that are covered with a resin made of any of acid esters, a mixture or a polymer thereof, and become hollow when the low-boiling liquid inside the particles expands by heating after coating, 3) above (2) can be heated and foamed in advance to form a hollow polymer.

  These hollow polymers preferably have a hollow ratio of about 20 to 70%, and can be used by mixing two or more kinds as necessary. Specific examples of 1) include Ropaque 1055 manufactured by Law & Haas Co., Ltd., Bon Coat PP-1000 manufactured by Dainippon Ink Co., Ltd., SX866 (B) manufactured by JSR Co., Ltd. and Nippon MH MH5055 manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd. (all trade names). . Specific examples of 2) include F-30 and F-50 (both trade names) manufactured by Matsumoto Yushi Seiyaku Co., Ltd. Specific examples of 3) include F-30E manufactured by Matsumoto Yushi Seiyaku Co., Ltd., EXPANSEL 461DE, 551DE, and 551DE20 (all trade names) manufactured by Nippon Ferrite Co., Ltd. The hollow polymer used for the heat insulating layer may be made into a latex.

  The heat insulating layer containing the hollow polymer preferably contains a water-dispersed resin or a water-soluble resin as a binder resin as a binder resin. Examples of the binder resin used in the present invention include acrylic resins, styrene-acrylic copolymers, polystyrene resins, polyvinyl alcohol resins, vinyl acetate resins, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, vinyl chloride vinyl acetate copolymers, styrene. Known resins such as butadiene copolymers, polyvinylidene chloride resins, cellulose derivatives, casein, starch, and gelatin can be used. These resins can be used alone or in combination.

The solid content of the hollow polymer in the heat insulating layer is preferably between 5 and 2000 parts by mass when the solids content of the binder resin is 100 parts by mass. Moreover, 1-70 mass% is preferable, and, as for the mass ratio which occupies with respect to the coating liquid of the solid content of a hollow polymer, 10-40 mass% is more preferable. If the ratio of the hollow polymer is too small, sufficient heat insulation cannot be obtained, and if the ratio of the hollow polymer is too large, the binding force between the hollow polymers decreases, causing problems such as powder falling off during processing or film peeling. Arise.
The particle size of the hollow polymer is preferably from 0.1 to 20 μm, more preferably from 0.1 to 2 μm, particularly preferably from 0.1 to 1 μm. Further, the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the hollow polymer is preferably 70 ° C. or higher, and more preferably 100 ° C. or higher.

In the heat-receiving layer, the image-receiving sheet of the present invention does not contain an aqueous dispersion of a resin that is not resistant to organic solvents, in addition to the hollow polymer. It is not preferable to include a resin (dye dyeing resin) that is not resistant to an organic solvent in the heat insulating layer because blurring of an image after image transfer increases. This is because the dye-stainable resin and the hollow polymer exist in the heat insulating layer, so that the dye dyed on the receiving layer after the transfer moves over time through the adjacent heat-insulating layer. it is conceivable that.
Here, “not resistant to organic solvent” means that the solubility in an organic solvent (methyl ethyl ketone, ethyl acetate, benzene, toluene, xylene, etc.) is 1% by mass or less, preferably 0.5% by mass or less. Say. For example, the polymer latex is included in “resin not resistant to organic solvent”.

Moreover, it is preferable that a heat insulation layer contains the said water-soluble polymer. The compounds that can be preferably used are the same as described above.
The amount of the water-soluble polymer added to the heat insulating layer is preferably 1 to 75% by mass and more preferably 1 to 50% by mass with respect to the entire heat insulating layer.

The heat insulating layer preferably contains gelatin. The amount of the heat insulating layer in the gelatin coating solution is preferably 0.5 to 14% by mass, particularly preferably 1 to 6% by mass. The coating amount of the hollow polymer in the heat insulation layer is preferably ^{1~100g / m 2, 5~20g / m} 2 is more preferable.

Moreover, it is preferable that the water-soluble polymer contained in the heat insulation layer is crosslinked by a crosslinking agent. The preferred range of the crosslinking agent that can be preferably used and the amount of use thereof is the same as described above.
Although the water-soluble polymer in the heat insulating layer varies depending on the type of the crosslinking agent, it is preferably 0.1 to 20% by mass, preferably 1 to 10% by mass, based on the water-soluble polymer. Is more preferable.

  The thickness of the heat insulating layer containing the hollow polymer is preferably 5 to 50 μm, and more preferably 5 to 40 μm.

(Underlayer)
A base layer is preferably formed between the receptor layer and the support. For example, a white background adjustment layer, a charge adjustment layer, an adhesive layer, and a primer layer are formed. These layers can be formed in the same manner as described in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 3585599 and Japanese Patent No. 2925244.

(Support)
In the present invention, a water-resistant support is used as the support. By using a water-resistant support, it is possible to prevent moisture from being absorbed into the support, and to prevent a change in performance of the receiving layer over time. As the water-resistant support, for example, coated paper or laminated paper can be used.

-Coated paper-
The coated paper is a paper obtained by coating various sheets of resin, rubber latex, or polymer material on one side or both sides of a sheet such as a base paper, and the coating amount varies depending on the application. Examples of such coated paper include art paper, cast coated paper, Yankee paper, and the like.

  As the resin applied to the surface of the base paper or the like, it is appropriate to use a thermoplastic resin. Examples of such a thermoplastic resin include the following thermoplastic resins (a) to (h).

(A) Polyolefin resins such as polyethylene resins and polypropylene resins, copolymer resins of olefins such as ethylene and propylene and other vinyl monomers, acrylic resins, and the like.
(B) A thermoplastic resin having an ester bond. For example, a dicarboxylic acid component (these dicarboxylic acid components may be substituted with a sulfonic acid group, a carboxyl group, etc.) and an alcohol component (these alcohol components may be substituted with a hydroxyl group, etc.) Polyester resin, polymethyl methacrylate, polybutyl methacrylate, polymethyl acrylate, polybutyl acrylate and other polyacrylic acid ester resins or polymethacrylic acid ester resins, polycarbonate resins, polyvinyl acetate resins, styrene acrylate resins, styrene -Methacrylic acid ester copolymer resin, vinyl toluene acrylate resin, etc. are mentioned.
Specific examples include those described in JP-A Nos. 59-101395, 63-7971, 63-7972, 63-7773, and 60-294862. it can.
Commercially available products include Byron 290, Byron 200, Byron 280, Byron 300, Byron 103, Byron GK-140, Byron GK-130 manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd., Tufton NE-382, Tufton manufactured by Kao Corporation U-5, ATR-2009, ATR-2010; Elitel UE3500, UE3210, XA-8153, KZA-7049, KZA-1449 manufactured by Unitika Ltd. Polyester TP-220, R manufactured by Nippon Synthetic Chemical Co., Ltd. -188; various types of thermoplastic resins of the Hiros series manufactured by Seiko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (all trade names).

(C) Polyurethane resin etc. are mentioned.
(D) Polyamide resin, urea resin, etc. are mentioned.
(E) Polysulfone resin and the like.
(F) Polyvinyl chloride resin, polyvinylidene chloride resin, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, vinyl chloride-vinyl propionate copolymer resin, and the like.
(G) Cellulose resins, such as polyol resin, ethyl cellulose resin, cellulose acetate resin, etc., such as polyvinyl butyral.
(H) Polycaprolactone resin, styrene-maleic anhydride resin, polyacrylonitrile resin, polyether resin, epoxy resin, phenol resin and the like.
In addition, the said thermoplastic resin may be used individually by 1 type, and may use 2 or more types together.

  Further, the thermoplastic resin may contain pigments or dyes such as brighteners, conductive agents, fillers, titanium oxide, ultramarine blue, and carbon black as required.

-Laminated paper-
The laminated paper is a paper obtained by laminating various resins, rubber or polymer sheets or films on a sheet such as a base paper. Examples of the laminate material include polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene, polymethacrylate, polycarbonate, polyimide, triacetyl cellulose, and the like. These resins may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  In general, the polyolefin is often formed using low density polyethylene, but in order to improve the heat resistance of the support, polypropylene, a blend of polypropylene and polyethylene, high density polyethylene, high density polyethylene and low density polyethylene, It is preferable to use a blend of In particular, it is most preferable to use a blend of high-density polyethylene and low-density polyethylene from the viewpoint of cost, suitability for lamination, and the like.

The blend of the high density polyethylene and the low density polyethylene is used, for example, in a blend ratio (mass ratio) of 1/9 to 9/1. The blend ratio is preferably 2/8 to 8/2, and more preferably 3/7 to 7/3. When forming a thermoplastic resin layer on both surfaces of the support, the back surface of the support is preferably formed using, for example, high-density polyethylene or a blend of high-density polyethylene and low-density polyethylene. The molecular weight of polyethylene is not particularly limited, but the melt index is 1.0 to 40 g / 10 min for both high-density polyethylene and low-density polyethylene and has extrudability. preferable.
In addition, you may perform the process which gives white reflectivity to these sheets or films. Examples of such a treatment method include a method of blending a pigment such as titanium oxide in these sheets or films.

  The thickness of the support is preferably 25 μm to 300 μm, more preferably 50 μm to 260 μm, and still more preferably 75 μm to 220 μm. Various stiffnesses can be used according to the purpose, and the support for a photographic image receiving sheet for electrophotography is close to a support for color silver halide photography. Those are preferred.

(Curl adjustment layer)
If the support is exposed as it is, the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet may be curled due to the humidity and temperature in the environment. Therefore, it is preferable to form a curl adjusting layer on the back side of the support. The curl adjusting layer not only prevents the image receiving sheet from curling but also serves as a waterproof. For the curl adjusting layer, polyethylene laminate, polypropylene laminate, or the like is used. Specifically, it can be formed in the same manner as described in, for example, JP-A-61-110135 and JP-A-6-202295.

(Writing layer / Charge adjustment layer)
An inorganic oxide colloid, an ionic polymer, or the like can be used for the writing layer and the charge adjusting layer. As the antistatic agent, for example, a cationic antistatic agent such as a quaternary ammonium salt or a polyamine derivative, an anionic antistatic agent such as an alkyl phosphate, or a nonionic antistatic agent such as a fatty acid ester can be used. . Specifically, it can be formed in the same manner as that described in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 3585585.

  Next, the thermal transfer sheet (ink sheet) used in the present invention will be described.

The image forming method of the present invention forms an image by superimposing the thermal transfer layer of the thermal transfer sheet and the receiving layer of the thermal transfer image receiving sheet in contact with each other, and applying thermal energy corresponding to the image signal from the thermal head.
As the means for applying thermal energy at the time of thermal transfer, any conventionally known means for applying can be used. For example, recording is performed by a recording device such as a thermal printer (for example, product name, video printer VY-100, manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd.). By controlling the time, the intended purpose can be sufficiently achieved by applying thermal energy of about 5 to 100 mJ / mm ² . The image forming method can be performed in the same manner as described in, for example, JP-A-2005-88545.
In the present invention, from the viewpoint of shortening the time until the printed matter is provided to the consumer, the printing time for one sheet is preferably less than 8 seconds, and more preferably 3 to 8 seconds.
The present invention can be used in printers, copiers and the like using a thermal transfer recording system.
On the other hand, in the conveyance speed of the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet during image formation, in the present invention, it is preferably 125 mm / second or more, more preferably 125 mm / second or more and 200 mm / second or less, and further preferably 125 mm / second or more and 190 mm / second or less. Most preferably, the effect of the present invention can be achieved extremely effectively when the speed is 125 mm / second or more and 175 mm / second or less. The conveyance speed of the thermal transfer image receiving sheet during image formation is the speed at which the thermal transfer image receiving sheet reciprocates under the thermal head.

  The heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet of the present invention can be applied to various uses such as a sheet- or roll-shaped heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, cards, and a transmission-type manuscript preparation sheet capable of thermal transfer recording by appropriately selecting a support. You can also

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although this invention is demonstrated in detail based on an Example, this invention is not limited to these. In Examples, “part” or “%” is based on mass unless otherwise specified.

Example 1
(Preparation of comparative ink sheet 101)
A polyester film having a thickness of 6.0 μm (Lumirror, trade name, manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.) was used as a base film. On the surface side, cyan, magenta and yellow compositions having the following compositions were applied in a single color, and a protective transfer layer was applied in the surface order as an overcoat layer (coating amount 1 g / m ² during dry film formation). An adhesive layer was applied on the protective transfer layer.
A heat-resistant slip layer (film thickness 1.0 μm when dry) was formed on the back side of the film.

<Dye layer composition liquid>
Yellow ink dye (7) -1 2.5 parts by weight dye (8) -1 2.0 parts by weight polyester 1 4.5 parts by weight methyl ethyl ketone / toluene (mass ratio (1/1)) 90 parts by weight Magenta ink dye ( 9) -1 2.5 parts by mass dye (10) -1 1.0 part by mass dye (11) -1 2.5 parts by mass polyester 1 4.5 parts by mass methyl ethyl ketone / toluene (mass ratio (1/1)) 90 parts by mass Cyan ink dye (12) -1 2.0 parts by mass Dye (13) -1 2.5 parts by mass Polyester 1 4.5 parts by mass Methyl ethyl ketone / toluene (mass ratio (1/1)) 90 parts by mass

The polyester 1 has the following composition.
Polyester 1
A number average molecular weight 2000 polyester obtained by polymerizing the following acid component and diol component in the following molar ratio.
Isophthalic acid 5
Terephthalic acid 45
Ethylene glycol 5
Diethylene glycol 45

<Protective transfer layer composition>
Acrylic resin 15 parts by weight Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer 5 parts by weight Polyethylene wax 0.3 part by weight Polyester resin 0.1 part by weight Methyl ethyl ketone 40 parts by weight Toluene 40 parts by weight

<Adhesive layer composition>
Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer 20 parts by weight Methyl ethyl ketone 100 parts by weight Toluene 100 parts by weight

<Heat resistant slipping layer composition>
13.6 parts by mass of polyvinyl butyral resin (SREC BX-1 manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.)
0.6 parts by mass of polyisocyanate curing agent (Takenate D218, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited)
0.8 parts by mass of phosphate ester (Plysurf A208S, manufactured by Daiichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.)
Methyl ethyl ketone 42.5 parts by mass Toluene 42.5 parts by mass

(Preparation of the ink sheet 102 of the present invention)
With respect to the ink sheet 101, an ink sheet different from the ink sheet 101 in that yellow pigment, magenta ink, and cyan ink were increased by 20% was prepared as an ink sheet 102.

(Production of image receiving sheet)
(Production of support)
50 parts of LBKP (hardwood bleached kraft pulp) made of acacia and 50 parts of LBKP made of aspen were beaten to 300 ml of Canadian freeness by a disc refiner to prepare a pulp slurry.
Next, to the pulp slurry obtained above, cation modified starch (CAT0304L manufactured by NSC Japan) 1.3%, anionic polyacrylamide (DA4104 manufactured by Seiko PMC) 0.15%, alkyl ketene dimer (Arakawa Chemical) per pulp. Size pine K) 29%, 0.29% epoxidized behenamide, 0.32% polyamide polyamine epichlorohydrin (Arakawa Chemical Co., Ltd .: Arafix 100) were added, and then 0.12% of an antifoaming agent was added.

In the process of making the pulp slurry prepared as described above with a long paper machine and pressing the felt surface of the web against the drum dryer cylinder through the dryer canvas for drying, the tensile force of the dryer canvas is 1.6 kg / After drying by setting to cm, 1 g / m ² of polyvinyl alcohol (manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd .: KL-118) was applied on both sides of the base paper with a size press and dried, and then calendar treatment was performed. The base paper was made with a basis weight of 157 g / m 2 to obtain a base paper (base paper) having a thickness of 160 μm.

After performing corona discharge treatment on the wire surface (back surface) side of the obtained base paper, MFR (melt flow rate; hereinafter the same) 16.0 g / 10 min, density 0.96 g / cm using a melt extruder. ³ high density polyethylene (hydrotalcite (trade name DHT-4A, manufactured by Kyowa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) 250 ppm, secondary antioxidant (tris (2,4-di-t-butylphenyl) phosphite, product Name: Irgaphos 168, manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals Co., Ltd., containing 200 ppm) and MFR 4.0 g / 10 min, low density polyethylene having a density of 0.93 g / cm ³ , 75/25 (mass ratio) The resin composition blended at a ratio of 21 to 20 g / m ² was coated to form a thermoplastic resin layer comprising a mat surface (hereinafter, this thermoplastic resin layer surface is referred to as “back This thermoplastic resin layer on the back side is further subjected to corona discharge treatment, and then, as an antistatic agent, aluminum oxide (“Alumina Zil 100” manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.) and silicon dioxide ( A dispersion obtained by dispersing “Snowtex O” manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. in water at a mass ratio of 1: 2 was applied so that the dry mass was 0.2 g / m ² . And coated with a melt extruder to a low density polyethylene of MFR 4.0 g / 10 min, density 0.93 g / m ² having a titanium oxide of 10% by mass, and having a density of 27 g / m ^2. A thermoplastic resin layer was formed.

(Emulsion creation)
Emulsified dispersion A was prepared by the following procedure. Compound EB-9 was dissolved in 42 g of a high boiling point solvent (Solv-5) and 20 ml of ethyl acetate, and this liquid was dissolved in 250 g of a 20% by weight gelatin aqueous solution containing 1 g of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate by a high-speed stirring emulsifier (dissolver). Emulsified and dispersed, and water was added to prepare 380 g of Emulsion A.
Here, the amount of Compound EB-9 added was adjusted to 30 mmol in Emulsion A.

  On the support prepared as described above, a multi-layer coating composition having a configuration of an undercoat layer 1, an undercoat layer 2, a heat insulating layer, and a receiving layer was prepared in order from the lower layer. The composition and coating amount of the coating solution are shown below.

Undercoat layer 1 coating liquid (composition)
3% aqueous gelatin solution Adjust pH to 8 with NaOH (coating amount) 11 ml / m ²

Undercoat layer 2 coating liquid (composition)
60 parts by mass of styrene-butadiene latex (SR103 manufactured by Nippon A & L Co., Ltd.)
PVA 6% aqueous solution 40 parts by mass Adjust pH to 8 with NaOH (coating amount) 11 ml / m ²

Heat insulation layer coating liquid (composition)
60 parts by mass of hollow polymer latex (MH5055 manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.)
10% gelatin aqueous solution 20 parts by weight Emulsion A prepared previously 20 parts by weight Adjust pH to 8 with NaOH (coating amount) 45 ml / m ²

Receiving layer coating solution (composition)
50 parts by weight of vinyl chloride polymer latex (Nishin Chemical Co., Ltd. Vinibrand 900)
20 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride polymer latex (Nishin Chemical Co., Ltd. Vinibrand 270)
10% gelatin aqueous solution 10 parts by weight Emulsion A prepared earlier 10 parts by weight Hardener (VS-7) 0.2 parts by weight Microcrystalline wax 5 parts by weight (EMUSTAR-042X, trade name, Nippon Seiwa Co., Ltd.) )
Water 5 parts by weight Adjust pH to 8 with NaOH (application amount) 18 ml / m ²
Here, the hardening agent (VS-7) is the following compound.
_{CH 2 = CHSO 2 CH 2 C} (= O) -NHCH 2 CH 2 NHC (= O) -SO 2 CH = CH 2

(Image formation)
Using the ink sheet and the image receiving sheet, a black solid sample was output as a 152 mm × 102 mm size image with a thermal transfer printer DPB1500 (manufactured by Nidec Copal Corporation).
As a result of putting each image receiving sheet after output into a Faraday gauge and measuring the charge amount, the thermal transfer sheet using the comparative ink sheet was 3.0 × 10 ⁻⁹ C, but the ink sheet 102 of the present invention was used. Was 1.5 × 10 ⁻¹¹ C.

Example 2
(Preparation of ink sheet 103 of the present invention)
When the ink sheet 101 in Example 1 was prepared, an ink was used except that each of the dye layer composition liquid of yellow ink, magenta ink, and cyan ink and the composition liquid of the protective transfer layer contained a quaternary ammonium salt of an antistatic agent. An ink sheet 103 was produced in the same manner as the sheet 101. The amount of the antistatic agent added to each of these layers is determined by measuring the amount of charge on the printed matter after printing with a Faraday gauge and determining the amount of each layer added so that the amount of charge on the printed matter is minimized. did.
As in Example 1, the ink sheet 103 was combined with the image receiving sheet described in Example 1, and the charge amount after printing was measured in exactly the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, 2.0 × 10 ⁻¹¹ C Met.

Claims (11)

  The thermal transfer sheet and the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet are made to have the same or similar chargeability on the charge train at the time of peeling, and ink is transferred from the thermal transfer sheet onto the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet. Image forming method.   The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the ink is transferred by sublimation printing.   2. The charging property of each of the three color transfer portions of yellow, magenta, and cyan on the thermal transfer sheet and the overcoat layer on the charge train is the same or approximated at the time of peeling. Or the image forming method of 2.   4. The image forming method according to claim 1, wherein the amount of ink applied on the thermal transfer sheet is adjusted to adjust the charging property on the charge train to a predetermined width as described above. .   The thermal transfer sheet and the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet are made to have the same or similar chargeability on the charge train at the time of peeling, and ink is transferred from the thermal transfer sheet onto the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet. Printing system.   The printing system according to claim 5, wherein the ink is transferred by sublimation printing.   6. The charging property of each of the three color transfer portions of yellow, magenta, and cyan on the thermal transfer sheet and the overcoat layer on the charge train is the same or approximated at the time of peeling. Or the printing system of 6.   8. The printing system according to claim 5, wherein the amount of ink applied on the thermal transfer sheet is adjusted to adjust the chargeability on the charge train to a predetermined width as described above.   A thermal transfer sheet having the same or similar approximation of the chargeability of each of the three color transfer portions of yellow, magenta, and cyan and the overcoat layer on the charge train.   The amount of ink applied to each of the three color transfer portions of yellow, magenta, and cyan on the thermal transfer sheet is the amount of ink remaining on the transfer sheet of the transfer portion and thermal transfer for each color when a black solid sample is printed. A thermal transfer sheet, characterized in that the chargeability on the charge train generated depending on the quantity relationship of the amount of ink transferred to the image receiving sheet is the same or approximated as much as possible. A thermal transfer sheet comprising different types of antistatic agents in the respective color transfer portions of yellow, magenta and cyan and the overcoat layer, or different contents thereof.