EP0481200A1 - Elément récepteur de colorant pour un procédé d'impression par sublimation par la chaleur - Google Patents

Elément récepteur de colorant pour un procédé d'impression par sublimation par la chaleur Download PDF

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EP0481200A1
EP0481200A1 EP91114420A EP91114420A EP0481200A1 EP 0481200 A1 EP0481200 A1 EP 0481200A1 EP 91114420 A EP91114420 A EP 91114420A EP 91114420 A EP91114420 A EP 91114420A EP 0481200 A1 EP0481200 A1 EP 0481200A1
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Hermann Dr. Uytterhoeven
Richard Dr. Weider
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/50—Recording sheets characterised by the coating used to improve ink, dye or pigment receptivity, e.g. for ink-jet or thermal dye transfer recording
    • B41M5/52—Macromolecular coatings
    • B41M5/5263—Macromolecular coatings characterised by the use of polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
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  • the present invention relates to a color acceptor element for the thermal sublimation printing process.
  • thermo sublimation printing process There are a number of methods for printing out video or computer-stored images, of which the thermal sublimation printing process has proven to be superior in certain requirements due to its advantages over other processes.
  • a sheet-like or ribbon-shaped donor material which contains a dye capable of sublimation is brought into contact with a dye (material) acceptor layer and heated imagewise to transfer the dye.
  • the thermal head is controlled and the dye is transferred from the donor material to the acceptor element in accordance with the stored template.
  • a detailed description of the method is e.g. in "High Quality Image Recording by Sublimation Transfer Recording Material", Electronic Photography Association Documents 27 (2), 1988, and the literature cited therein.
  • a particular advantage of this printing process is the ability to fine-tune color intensities.
  • Color acceptor elements for thermal sublimation printing usually include a backing, e.g. Paper or transparent films that are coated with the actual color acceptor layer.
  • An adhesive layer can be applied between the base and the acceptor layer.
  • Polymers from different classes of substances can be used as the material for the color acceptor layer.
  • (Co) polyester is a commonly used binder. They are obtained by the reaction of one or more dicarboxylic acids with one or more diols. At least one dicarboxylic acid and / or a diol preferably contains aromatic groups, so that the glass transition temperature Tg of the polycondensate is at least 0 ° C., preferably at least 10 ° C.
  • Such polyesters are e.g. described in EP-A 0 289 161, EP-A-0 275 319, EP-A 0 261 505, EP-A 0 368 318, JP 86/3796 or JP 269 589.
  • the color acceptor layers currently available do not yet sufficiently meet the requirements for high color density, sufficient image stability and good resolution. It is particularly difficult to achieve high color density and sufficient image stability with minimal lateral diffusion. Furthermore, sticking between the donor ribbon and the acceptor element can occur during the printing process, which leads to blurred images. Therefore, sliding layers or lubricants are often used.
  • the object of the invention was to provide a color acceptor element for the thermal sublimation printing process which does not have the disadvantages mentioned above.
  • the object is achieved by using a special polymer in the color acceptor element.
  • a color acceptor element for the thermal sublimation printing process has now been found, which has very high dyeability, very good sliding properties and good image stability and is based on a specially constructed polyester.
  • the present invention relates to a dye acceptor element for the thermal sublimation printing process with a layer support and an ink acceptor layer thereon, which contains a polyester formed from diols and dicarboxylic acids, characterized in that 0.5 to 60 mol% of the diol component of the polyester consists of a dimer diol.
  • Dimer diols are optionally a saturated, unsaturated or aromatic carbocyclic ring-containing dialkyl-substituted diols with 24 or more carbon atoms, which can be obtained by hydrogenation from so-called dimer fatty acids ("dimer acids").
  • dimerization products from unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids (fatty acids) with 12 or more carbon atoms, preferably from unsaturated Ci s fatty acids, such as oleic acid and linoleic acid. Dimer acids are described, for example, in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th Edition, Vol. A8, p. 535. They are generally present as a mixture.
  • Suitable dimer diols can be described, for example, as mixtures of compounds of the general formulas I, 11 and 111 wherein R 1 and R 2 are alkyl and R 3 and R 4 are alkylene, with the proviso that R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 together in formula I 40, 36, 32, 28, 24 or 20 C. -Atoms and contained in the formulas 11 and III 36, 32, 28, 24, 20 or 16 carbon atoms.
  • Such diols can be obtained, for example, from unsaturated C 22 fatty acids (upper basic value) or unsaturated C 12 fatty acids (lower basic value). C, 6 and C18 fatty acids are preferably used.
  • Such product mixtures are available, for example, from Unichema GmbH, Emmerich, under the product name Pripol 2033.
  • the polyesters according to the invention can be prepared by condensation reactions of one or more dicarboxylic acids with one or more diols, including dicarboxylic acids and diols containing aromatic groups and the dimer diols. Derivatives of the acids - e.g. Esters, acid chlorides, etc. - and diols - e.g. Acetate - can be used.
  • dicarboxylic acids examples include oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, 1,10-decanedicarboxylic acid, 1,11-undecanedicarboxylic acid, 1,12-dodecanedicarboxylic acid, 1,13-tridecanedicarboxylic acid, 1,14-tetradecanedicarboxylic acid, etc.
  • cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, toluenedicarboxylic acids, naphthalenedicarboxylic acids, sulfoisophthalic acid, and in particular non-substituted alkyl or dicarboxylic acids 5-cited with alkenyl or alkenyl acids in the main chain between the carboxyl groups and at least 6 carbon atoms in a side chain.
  • Examples of the last-mentioned alkyl or alkenyl-substituted dicarboxylic acids are Tetradecylmalonklare, hexadecylmalonic, Octadecylmalonklare, Diheptylmalonklare, octylsuccinic acid, Decylbernsteinklare, dodecylsuccinic acid, Tetradecylbernsteinklandre, Hexadecylbernsteinklare, octadecylsuccinic acid, octenylsuccinic acid, isooctenylsuccinic, Decenylbernsteinklare, dodecenylsuccinic acid, tetradecenylsuccinic acid, hexadecenylsuccinic acid, octadecenylsuccinic acid, Docosylbernsteinklad, Docosenylbernstein Acid
  • hexadecylmalonic acid octadecylmalonic acid
  • hexadecylsuccinic acid hexadecylsuccinic acid
  • docosenylsuccinic acid are particularly preferred.
  • ethylene glycol diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanediol, 1,4 Cyclohexanedimethanol, ethoxylated or propoxylated bisphenols such as Dianol 22 (ethoxylated BPA, Akzo), Dianol 33 (propoxylated BPA, Akzo) or ethoxylated or propoxylated hydroquinone can be used.
  • Dianol 22 ethoxylated BPA, Akzo
  • Dianol 33 propoxylated BPA, Akzo
  • ethoxylated or propoxylated hydroquinone can be used.
  • Long-chain diols such as 1,8-octanediol, 1,9-nonanediol, 1,10-decanediol, 1,11-undecanediol, 1,12-dodecanediol, 1,13-tridecanediol can also be used, and in particular those provided with at least one side chain short-chain diols containing no more than 5 carbon atoms between the two hydroxyl groups and an alkyl or alkenyl radical with at least 6 carbon atoms in the side chain.
  • the long chain alkyl or alkenyl radical of the side chain can be connected to the main chain directly or via links such as aromatic groups, cycloaliphatic groups or heteroatoms (for example -O-, -NH-, -O-CO-, -NH-CO-).
  • Examples of the last-mentioned short-chain diols provided with a side chain are 1,2-octanediol, 1,2-decanediol, 1,2-dodecanediol, 1,2-hexadecanediol, 1,4-octadecanediol, N, N-di- (n -decyl) -amino- 2,3-propanediol, glycerol and pentaerythritol partial esters such as glycerol monostearate, glycerol monooleate, glycerol monorizin oleate, glycerol monolaurate, glycerol monocaprylate, pentaerythritol distearate and pentadecylresorcinol.
  • 1,2-dodecanediol 1,2-hexadecanediol, glycerol monostearate, glycerol monooleate and pentaerythritol distearate are particularly preferred.
  • the polyester according to the invention formed from dicarboxylic acids and diols can additionally contain built-in residues of hydroxyalkanecarboxylic acids, in particular those which contain a side chain with preferably at least 8 carbon atoms.
  • Suitable examples include hydroxybutyric acid, hydroxydecanoic acid, hydroxydodecanoic acid, hydroxyhexadecanoic acid, hydroxyoctadecanoic acid, methyl-n-hexylglycolic acid, 2,3-dihydroxynonanoic acid, 11-hydroxyundecanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-4,6,6-trimethylheptanoic acid, 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid. Hydroxystearic acid, 12-hydroxy-9-octadecenoic acid (ricinoleic acid), 12,13-ethoxy-9-octadecenoic acid.
  • the proportion of dimer diol is between 0.5 and 60, preferably between 1 and 30, particularly preferably between 1.5 and 20 mol% of the total diol components.
  • the polyesters according to the invention have molecular weights between 500 and 20,000, preferably between 750 and 15,000, particularly preferably between 1000 and 12,000, each determined by gel permeation chromatography using polystyrene as standard.
  • hydrophilic (polar) groups e.g. Sulfonic acid groups (example: sulfoisophthalic acid)
  • polar solvents or solvent mixtures such as e.g. Reach water, water / ethanol or water / MEK.
  • the color acceptor layer can e.g. pigments or mixtures of several pigments, such as e.g. Titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, kaolin, clay, calcium carbonate or Aerosil can be added.
  • pigments or mixtures of several pigments such as e.g. Titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, kaolin, clay, calcium carbonate or Aerosil can be added.
  • additives such as e.g. UV absorbers, light stabilizers or antioxidants can be added.
  • the color acceptor layers of the present invention can contain a lubricant to improve the sliding properties, primarily between the donor and acceptor elements.
  • a lubricant to improve the sliding properties, primarily between the donor and acceptor elements.
  • solid waxes such as polyethylene wax, amidic waxes or Teflon powder can be used, but also fluorine-containing surfactants, paraffin, silicone or fluorine-containing oils or silicone-containing copolymers such as polysiloxane-polyether copolymers. Reactive, modified silicones can also be used.
  • Products of this type can contain carboxyl, amino and / or epoxy groups and, if appropriate, contain Combination of, for example, amino and epoxy silicone lead to cross-linked sliding layers.
  • the lubricant mentioned can also be applied as a separate coating, as a dispersion or, if appropriate, from a suitable solvent as a "top coat".
  • the thickness of such a layer is then preferably 0.01 to 5 ⁇ m, particularly preferably between 0.05 and 2 ⁇ m.
  • Various materials can be used as carriers for the color acceptor layers. It is possible to use transparent films such as Use polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polyether sulfone, polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, cellulose or polyvinyl alcohol copolymer films. Of course, there are also reflective documents such as the most varied types of paper such as Polyolefin coated paper or pigmented papers are used. Laminates made from the above materials can also be used. Typical combinations are laminates of cellulose paper and synthetic paper or cellulose paper and polymer films or polymer films and synthetic paper or other combinations.
  • the carriers ensure the necessary mechanical stability of the color acceptor element. If the color acceptor layer has sufficient mechanical stability, an additional support can be dispensed with.
  • the color acceptor layers of the present invention preferably have total layer thicknesses of 0.3 to 50 ⁇ m, particularly preferably 0.5 to 10 ⁇ m, when a carrier of the type described above is used or from 3 to 120 ⁇ m, if this is not used.
  • the color acceptor layer can consist of a single layer, but two or more layers can also be applied to the support. When using transparent supports, a double-sided coating can be applied to increase the color intensity, e.g. described in European patent application 90 200 930.7.
  • the color acceptor element of the present invention may also include various intermediate layers between the backing and the dye-receiving layer.
  • the intermediate layer can act as a resilient element (elastic layer), as a barrier layer for the transferred dye or as an adhesive layer, depending on the specific application.
  • the material comes e.g. Urethane, acrylate or olefin resins, but also butadiene rubbers or epoxies in question.
  • the thickness of this intermediate layer is usually between about 1 to 2 and 20 ⁇ m.
  • Diffusion barrier layers have the task of preventing the transferred dyes from diffusing into the support. Materials which fulfill this task can be soluble in water or in organic solvents or in mixtures, but preferably in water. Suitable materials are e.g. Gelatin, polyacrylic acid, maleic anhydride copolymers, polyvinyl alcohol or cellulose acetate.
  • the optional additional layers such as elastic layer, diffusion barrier layer, adhesive layer etc. as well as the actual color acceptor layer can e.g. Contain silicate, clay, aluminum silicate, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide powder.
  • the color acceptor element of the present invention can also be antistatically treated on the front or back in the usual way.
  • the color acceptor layers containing the polyester resins according to the invention are usually produced from solution.
  • Suitable solvents are, for example, water, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), butyl acetate, acetone, alcohols or solvent mixtures, such as e.g. MEK / water, ethanol / water.
  • MEK methyl ethyl ketone
  • the solution can be applied to the carrier by pouring or knife coating.
  • the color acceptor element according to the invention is suitable for producing dye transfer images.
  • a color acceptor element is brought into contact with a color donor element on the coating side and the latter is heated imagewise from the rear.
  • the dye transfer is brought about by heating to approximately 400 ° C. for a few milliseconds.
  • the dye donor layer is usually heated imagewise by means of a commercially available thermal head in a thermal sublimation printer.
  • the thermal energy required for dye transfer can also be supplied by laser light, IR flash exposure or by means of a heated pen, if necessary the dye layer or another layer contains the donor element means that absorb light and convert it into heat, for example, soot.
  • the imagewise heating can also be effected using the known resistive ribbon technology.
  • the carrier of the donor element is, for example, a ribbon-shaped polycarbonate layer loaded with soot and coated with a thin aluminum film, to which electrical current is supplied by electrical control of a print head electrode (print head electrode), as a result of which heat is generated in the resistive ribbon. Since the printhead electrode hardly heats itself up, this technology has an advantageous effect on the printing speed.
  • a multicolor image can be made by sequentially contacting the color acceptor element of the invention with each of three or more donor elements with different dyes is brought, by imagewise heating of the donor element from which an imagewise transfer of dye in the relevant color is received and separated from that.
  • the donor element instead of several differently colored donor elements, it is also possible to use a single donor element which contains the different dyes in different areas.
  • the color acceptor element and / or donor element can be provided with optically recognizable markings.
  • the color images obtained with the color acceptor element according to the invention are notable for high resolution, high color densities, high brilliance and good long-term stability.
  • polyester resins according to the invention are produced in a conventional condensation apparatus under common reaction conditions.
  • the final condensation takes place over 2 hours at 280 ° C with an oil pump vacuum.
  • the resin is isolated by pouring out the melt.
  • the excess ethanediol corresponding to the stoichiometry given above is separated off by distillation in the course of the condensation, so that almost equivalent molar amounts of acid and alcohol groups are present.
  • the polyester resins 1-6 were dissolved in water / MEK (8: 2) in accordance with the concentration given in Table 1 and poured onto a paper using a doctor blade in a wet film thickness of 20 ⁇ m or 25 ⁇ m (see Table 1) which was coated on both sides with polyethylene and on one side of which a gelatin layer had additionally been applied over the polyethylene. The polyester solution was applied to this side. The coatings were dried in a forced-air drying cabinet at 70 ° C. for 30 minutes. Each sample (a) was left uncoated (no sliding layer).
  • the dye acceptor layers which are built up from the polyesters according to the invention, are distinguished by very high color densities and greatly reduced tendency to stick.
  • Table 2 lists the color densities, which were determined using a Macbeth RD 919 densitometer, and the adhesive behavior.

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