EP0523511A1 - Support récepteur pour le procédé d'impression par thermosublimation - Google Patents

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EP0523511A1
EP0523511A1 EP92111453A EP92111453A EP0523511A1 EP 0523511 A1 EP0523511 A1 EP 0523511A1 EP 92111453 A EP92111453 A EP 92111453A EP 92111453 A EP92111453 A EP 92111453A EP 0523511 A1 EP0523511 A1 EP 0523511A1
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Robert Bloodworth
Wolfgang Podszun
Geert Defieuw
Herman Uytterhoeven
Hans Schulze
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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
    • B41M5/5227—Macromolecular coatings characterised by organic non-macromolecular additives, e.g. UV-absorbers, plasticisers, surfactants
    • 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
    • B41M5/5254—Macromolecular coatings characterised by the use of polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. vinyl polymers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M2205/00—Printing methods or features related to printing methods; Location or type of the layers
    • B41M2205/02—Dye diffusion thermal transfer printing (D2T2)
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M2205/00—Printing methods or features related to printing methods; Location or type of the layers
    • B41M2205/32—Thermal receivers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/913—Material designed to be responsive to temperature, light, moisture
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/914—Transfer or decalcomania
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
    • Y10T428/31855—Of addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
    • Y10T428/31855—Of addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
    • Y10T428/31935—Ester, halide or nitrile of addition polymer

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  • the present invention relates to a color acceptor element for the thermal sublimation printing process.
  • Polymers from different classes of substances can be used as the material for the color acceptor layer.
  • US-A-4 705 522 specifies polycarbonate, polyurethane, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, poly (styrene-co-acrylonitrile), polycaprolactone and mixtures thereof for the color acceptor layer.
  • EP-A-0 228 066 claims a color acceptor layer with improved light stability, which contains a mixture of polycaprolactone or a linear aliphatic polyester with poly (styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and / or bisphenol-A polycarbonate.
  • US-A-4 734 397 describes an ink receiving element containing a poly (styrene-co-acrylonitrile) layer.
  • this layer is not used as a color acceptor layer but rather as a so-called “compression layer”.
  • Japanese application 60/19 138 describes ink-receiving layers which contain polycarbonate and phthalic acid esters as plasticizers.
  • US-A-4 871 715 claims receiving layers, preferably based on polycarbonate, which contain special phthalic acid esters.
  • the color acceptor layers currently available do not yet sufficiently meet the requirements for easy processability, high color density, high image stability and good resolution. It is particularly difficult to achieve high color density and sufficient image stability with minimal lateral diffusion.
  • the object of the invention was to provide a color acceptor element for the thermal sublimation printing process which does not have the disadvantages described above.
  • the task is solved by using a special plasticized polymer in the acceptor element.
  • the invention relates to a dye acceptor material for the thermal sublimation printing process with a support and a dye acceptor layer, which is characterized in that the dye acceptor layer contains a vinyl copolymer with a glass transition temperature Tg of 50 to 100 ° C and a plasticizer with a molecular weight MG of 150 to 1,000.
  • the vinyl copolymer consists of a) 10 - 80% by weight Vinyl aromatic, b) 5 - 40% by weight (Meth) acrylonitrile, c) 5 - 50% by weight (Meth) acrylic acid ester, d) 0 - 30% by weight other vinyl monomers.
  • the vinyl copolymer consists of e) 50 - 90% by weight Vinyl halide, f) 10 - 50% by weight Vinyl ester, G) 0 - 30% by weight other vinyl monomers.
  • the vinyl monomers are selected with regard to the values to be set for the glass transition temperature Tg and the solubility parameter.
  • the glass transition temperature of the vinyl copolymers is 50-100 ° C, preferably 60-95 ° C.
  • Suitable vinyl aromatics according to the invention are styrene, ⁇ -methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, m-methylstyrene, p-tert-butylstyrene, p-chlorostyrene, p-chloromethylstyrene and vinylnaphthalene, styrene is preferred.
  • (meth) acrylonitrile means both methacrylonitrile and acrylonitrile.
  • (meth) acrylic acid ester means both methacrylonitrile and acrylonitrile.
  • (meth) acrylic acid ester means both methacrylonitrile and acrylonitrile.
  • the (meth) acrylic acid esters (component c) are derived from optionally substituted aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or mixed aromatic-aliphatic alcohols.
  • the aliphatic radicals can be straight-chain as well as branched and interrupted by oxygen.
  • Suitable (meth) acrylic acid esters are: Methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl acrylate, propyl methacrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, n-butyl acrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, iso-butyl acrylate, iso-butyl methacrylate, n-hexyl acrylate, n-hexyl methacrylate, ethyl ethyl acrylate, ethyl ethyl acrylate decyl acrylate, decyl methacrylate, stearyl acrylate, stearyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, 4-tert-butylcyclohexyl methacrylate, benzyl acrylate, benzyl methacrylate
  • Mixtures of different (meth) acrylates are also very suitable. Mixtures which contain ethylhexyl acrylate, decyl methacrylate, dodecyl methacrylate or phenylethyl acrylate are preferred.
  • Suitable monomers are vinylidene chloride, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl laurate and vinyl adipate.
  • the weight ratio of components A: b is important for the dyeability of the color acceptor layer according to the invention. This ratio is 1: 1 to 4: 1, preferably 2: 1 to 4: 1.
  • Suitable vinyl halides are vinyl chloride and vinyl bromide, vinyl chloride is preferred.
  • vinyl esters (component f) the vinyl esters of C2-C20 carboxylic acids are suitable. Examples include; Vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate and vinyl butyrate. Vinyl esters of C8-C18 carboxylic acids such as e.g. Vinyl octoate, vinyl laurate and vinyl stearate.
  • vinyl monomers (component g) are the (meth) acrylic acid esters described above, furthermore vinyl ethers, such as e.g. Vinyl isobutyl ether, maleic acid esters, such as maleic acid diethyl ester, and vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile and styrene.
  • vinyl ethers such as e.g. Vinyl isobutyl ether, maleic acid esters, such as maleic acid diethyl ester, and vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile and styrene.
  • component c) or e important application properties can be controlled using component c) or e).
  • long chain alkyl (meth) acrylates or vinyl esters e.g. Decyl methacrylate or dodecyl methacrylate or vinyl stearate to reduce the stickiness of the color acceptor material according to the invention.
  • the molecular weight (MW) of the copolymers is approximately 10,000 to 1,000,000.
  • the molecular non-uniformity is not critical. Typical values are in the range from 2 to 4.
  • Tables 1 and 2 give examples of preferred compositions of the copolymer (amounts given in% by weight). These examples do not limit the invention.
  • An emulsion polymerization process with sodium alkyl sulfonate as emulsifier and potassium peroxydisulfate as initiator is particularly suitable.
  • the polymer obtained can be obtained by adding electrolyte, e.g. Magnesium sulfate can be precipitated. After thorough washing and drying, the polymer can be prepared in a suitable solvent, e.g. Acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane or ethyl acetate are dissolved and, after adding the plasticizer, are processed to produce the acceptor layer according to the invention.
  • a suitable solvent e.g. Acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane or ethyl acetate are dissolved and, after adding the plasticizer, are processed to produce the acceptor layer according to the invention.
  • the polymerization is carried out in the presence of the plasticizer.
  • a plasticizer-containing copolymer dispersion is obtained which can be used directly to produce the color acceptor layer.
  • plasticizers are liquid or solid indifferent substances with a low vapor pressure and a molecular weight of 150 to 1,000 which, without a chemical reaction, preferably interact with high polymer substances through their solvent or swelling capacity and thereby form a homogeneous physical system with them .
  • esters and imides of organic and inorganic acids are particularly suitable as plasticizers, in particular esters, amides and imides of organic acids. Esters and imides with C4-C12 alkyl units are particularly preferred.
  • Examples include: Abietic acid esters, adipic acid esters, azelaic acid esters, benzoic acid esters, butyric acid esters, higher fatty acid esters, epoxidized fatty acid esters, glycolic acid esters, phthalic acid esters, isophthalic acid esters, terephthalic acid esters, propionic acid esters, sebacic acid esters, trimellitic acid esters, citric acid esters, phosphoric acid esters and sulfonic acid ester.
  • alkyl and aryl esters of hydroxy acids such as hydroxybenzoic acid and salicylic acid and N-alkali phthalimides are also suitable.
  • plasticizers are particularly suitable: Di-2-ethylhexyl adipate, diisooctyl adipate, diisodecyl adipate, benzyloctyl adipate, di-2-ethylhexyl azelate, dibutyl phthalate, dicapryl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, diisooctyl phthalate, butylbenzyl phthalate, diyl isodonyl phthalate, 2-ethylhexyl terephthalate, diisooctyl sebacate, triisooctyl trimellitate, methyl salicylic acid, phenyl salicylic acid, butyl phthalimide, n-propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, tri-2-ethylhexyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, Diphenyloctyl
  • suitable plasticizers for the purposes of the invention are also oligomers with no more than 4 repeating units, e.g. Oligomers of aliphatic or aromatic polyesters based on, for example, adipic acid, succinic acid, sebacic acid, phthalic acid and hexahydrophthalic acid as the acid component and, for example, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,8-octanediol and Cyclohexanedimethanol as a hydroxy component. Oligomers of hydroxycarboxylic acids such as e.g. Polycaprolactone, polyhydroxystearic acid and polyhydroxybutyric acid and polyols such as e.g. Polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide, polybutylene oxide and their cooligomers.
  • Oligomers of hydroxycarboxylic acids such as e.g. Polycaprolactone, polyhydroxystea
  • the amount of plasticizer used is 2 to 20% by weight, preferably 4 to 15% by weight, based on the vinyl copolymer. If the amount of plasticizer is too small, a density-increasing effect is hardly achieved. On the other hand, if the amount of plasticizer is too high, a strong tendency to stick or a reduction in the sharpness of the image is often observed.
  • Various materials can be used as carriers for the color acceptor layers. It is possible to use transparent films such as polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polyether sulfone, polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, cellulose or polyvinyl alcohol copolymer films. Of course, reflective ones also come Documents such as the most varied types of paper, for example polyolefin-coated paper or pigmented papers, are used. Laminates made from the above materials can also be used. Typical combinations are laminates made of cellulose paper and synthetic paper, 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 carrier can be dispensed with.
  • the mixture is usually processed from solution to produce the color acceptor layers according to the invention.
  • Suitable solvents are, for example, methyl ethyl ketone, toluene, xylene, butyl acetate, methylene chloride, chlorobenzene, tetrahydrofuran or dioxane.
  • the solution can be applied to the support by casting or knife coating or by printing. The coating can then be annealed to remove the solvent.
  • the conditions of the tempering depend on the circumstances of the individual case, e.g. the type of base and the solvent used and the layer thickness.
  • the color acceptor layers of the present invention preferably have a total layer thickness in the range from 0.3 to 50 ⁇ m, particularly preferably from 0.5 to 10 ⁇ m, if a carrier of the type described above is used is or if this is dispensed with, in the range from 3 to 120 ⁇ m.
  • 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 coating on both sides can be carried out to increase the color intensity, as described, for example, in European patent application 90 200 930.7.
  • 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.
  • fluorine-containing surfactants, paraffin, silicone or fluorine-containing oils or silicone-containing copolymers such as polysiloxane polyether copolymers can also be used for this purpose.
  • the lubricant mentioned can also be applied as a separate coating, for example as a dispersion or as a solution in 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.
  • the color acceptor element of the present invention can also contain various intermediate layers between the base and the actual color acceptor 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 microns.
  • Diffusion barrier layers have the task of preventing diffusion of the transferred dyes into the support. Materials that fulfill this task can be soluble in water or in organic solvents or in mixtures. Suitable materials are e.g. Gelatin, polyacrylic acid, maleic anhydride copolymers, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloride copolymers or cellulose acetate.
  • any additional layers can contain, for example, silicate, clay, aluminum silicate, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide powder.
  • the color acceptor elements of the present invention can also be antistatically treated on the front or back in the usual manner. They can be provided with markings, preferably on the back of the carrier, in order to enable precise positioning during the printing process.
  • the color acceptor element according to the invention can be combined with the color donor elements customary in the field of thermal sublimation printing.
  • the color images obtained in a thermal sublimation printer are distinguished by high resolution, high color densities, high brilliance and good long-term stability.
  • the stated amount of plasticizer was added to the copolymers and dissolved in methyl ethyl ketone (10% solids).
  • the 10% copolymer solutions were poured onto a gelatin-coated polyethylene paper in a wet film thickness of 50 ⁇ m using a doctor blade.
  • the coatings were dried at room temperature and then annealed at 90 ° C. for 15 minutes.
  • the dry layer thicknesses were approximately 4.5 ⁇ m.
  • Test images were generated on the color acceptor elements obtained using a Mitsubishi CP-100 E video printer using the Mitsubishi dye cassette CK-100S.
  • the color intensities were determined by microdensimetry.
  • the specified numerical values are the density values (density) measured in a black image area of the test image without a filter.
  • the sharpness of the image was assessed visually immediately after printing, after three days of storage at 57 ° C. and 35% relative atmospheric humidity (sharpness 1) and after three days of storage at room temperature (sharpness 2).

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