JPH032092A - Thermal transfer recording material - Google Patents

Thermal transfer recording material

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JPH032092A
JPH032092A JP1138719A JP13871989A JPH032092A JP H032092 A JPH032092 A JP H032092A JP 1138719 A JP1138719 A JP 1138719A JP 13871989 A JP13871989 A JP 13871989A JP H032092 A JPH032092 A JP H032092A
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Kazumitsu Shimada
和充 嶋田
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve print quality or imaging properties when a thermal transfer recording material is used on a thermal transfer recording device by laminating an ink layer with 30 dynes/cm(100 deg.C) of solid ink surface tension on a support base to form a thermal transfer recording material. CONSTITUTION:A heat-resistant protecting layer 2 consisting of silicon resin, fluorine resin or epoxy resin is provided on a support base 1 consisting of high heat-resistant plastic film such as polyester, triacetyl cellulose, polycarbon ate or polyamide. Next, an ink layer 3 with 30 dynes/cm(100 deg.C) or less of solid ink surface tension which contains pigment such as carbon black, coloring agnet such as dye and surfactant such as fluorine or silicon is laminated on the protecting layer 2. In this way, a thermal transfer recording material is obtained. It is possible to transfer an image to plain paper stably using the thermal transfer recording material.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 (産業上の利用分野l クシミリ等の熱転写記録装置に供する熱転写i!a録材
に関し、特に比較的寓速なライン型熱転写記録装置で平
滑度の低い紙に対しても印字品質や画像の優れた転写が
得られる熱転写記録装置に供する熱転写記録材に関する
Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Use) Regarding thermal transfer i!a recording materials used in thermal transfer recording devices such as Kushimiri, especially for paper with low smoothness in relatively fast line-type thermal transfer recording devices. The present invention also relates to a thermal transfer recording material used in a thermal transfer recording device that can provide excellent print quality and image transfer.

【従来の技術J 近年、熱転写記録はノンインパクトで無騒音、メンテナ
ンスフリー、低コスト、小型軽量化可能、カラー化可能
等の特徴を有する為に、ファクシミリ、コンピュータ端
末、レコーダ等多くの分野で用いられている。
[Conventional Technology J] In recent years, thermal transfer recording has been used in many fields such as facsimiles, computer terminals, and recorders because it has the characteristics of being non-impact, noiseless, maintenance-free, low cost, small and lightweight, and can be colored. It is being

しかし、本熱転写記録方式の転写性は、転写紙に普通紙
を用いた場合、普通紙表面の凹凸、表面物性、インク層
の接着力、浸透性等に大きく影響される。特に表面凹凸
の大きい紙の場合には熱溶融したインクが凸部或はその
近傍にのみ付着するため、印字された像の一部が欠けた
りして印字品位を低下させることになる。
However, when plain paper is used as the transfer paper, the transferability of this thermal transfer recording method is greatly influenced by the unevenness of the surface of the plain paper, the surface physical properties, the adhesive strength of the ink layer, the permeability, etc. Particularly in the case of paper with large surface irregularities, the thermally molten ink adheres only to the convex portions or the vicinity thereof, resulting in parts of the printed image being chipped off and degrading the print quality.

上記課題を解決するために、インクフィルムの綴本発明
は、熱転写型プリンタや、複写機、ファ成や構造を工夫
したり、ヘッドの構造を工夫して紙当り性を良くする、
或はヘッドとプラテンの接触圧をあげたり、ヘッドに振
動を加える等のいろいろな技術が提案されている。
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention proposes a thermal transfer printer, a copier, a printer, a copying machine, a structure, a head structure, etc., which improves the paper contact property.
Alternatively, various techniques have been proposed, such as increasing the contact pressure between the head and the platen, or applying vibration to the head.

しかしながら、先のインクフィルムやヘッド構造の改善
に関しても、各々印字品質に向上は見られるものの、従
来の印字機構に使用してもそれほどの効果をもたらすも
のではなかった。特に印字機構に関してはヘッド圧を上
げると、紙とインク間の摩擦が大きくなり地汚れが発生
し、印字品位を著しく悪くする欠点があった。
However, although the aforementioned improvements in ink film and head structure have improved printing quality, they have not produced much of an effect even when used in conventional printing mechanisms. In particular, with respect to the printing mechanism, when the head pressure is increased, the friction between the paper and the ink increases, causing background smearing, which significantly deteriorates the printing quality.

そこで、地汚れ等の発生を防止し印字機構に負担をかけ
ずに低平清紙にも優れた印字品質、画像を得る方式とし
て、熱転写記録材上の固体インクを加熱溶融する記録部
と該熱転写記録材を被転写物に加圧転写する転写部を分
離して設け、記録ヘッドを発熱してインクを溶融させ、
直ちに隣接する加圧ローラにより記録紙及び熱転写記録
材を加圧したのち記録紙と熱転写記録材を剥離する技術
が考案されている。この記録装置の構造図を第2図に示
す。
Therefore, as a method to prevent background smudges and to obtain excellent print quality and images even on low-quality paper without putting a burden on the printing mechanism, we developed a recording section that heats and melts the solid ink on the thermal transfer recording material. A separate transfer section is provided to pressurize and transfer the thermal transfer recording material to the transfer target, and the recording head generates heat to melt the ink.
A technique has been devised in which the recording paper and the thermal transfer recording material are immediately pressed by an adjacent pressure roller and then the recording paper and the thermal transfer recording material are separated. A structural diagram of this recording apparatus is shown in FIG.

[発明が解決しようとする課題及び目的lしかしながら
、従来のインクを用いた熱転写記録材を先の熱転写記録
装置に用いた場合、−旦溶融したインクが加圧ローラま
で移動する間に、溶融したインクが溶融していない外周
部に広がってしまい均一なドツトが形成できないといっ
た課題があった。
[Problems and Objectives to be Solved by the Invention] However, when a thermal transfer recording material using conventional ink is used in the above-mentioned thermal transfer recording device, - While the ink that has been melted moves to the pressure roller, There was a problem in that the ink spread around the unmelted outer periphery, making it impossible to form uniform dots.

そこで本発明は、インク溶融と加圧転写機構を分離した
熱転写記録装置に供する熱転写記録材にあって溶融した
インクが外周部に広がらない熱転写記録材を提供するこ
とにある。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer recording material that is used in a thermal transfer recording device in which ink melting and pressure transfer mechanisms are separated, and in which melted ink does not spread to the outer circumference.

【課題を解決するための手段J 上記譚趙を解決するために、本発明の熱転写記録材は、
記録ヘッドにラインサーマルヘッドを用い、熱転写記録
材上の固体インクを加熱溶融する記録部と該熱転写記録
材を被転写物に加圧転写する転写部が分離して設けられ
た熱転写記録装置に供する熱転写記録材に於て、前記固
体インクの表面張力が30dyn/cm (100℃)
以下である事を特徴とする。
[Means for Solving the Problems J] In order to solve the above problem, the thermal transfer recording material of the present invention has the following features:
A thermal transfer recording device is provided in which a line thermal head is used as a recording head, and a recording section that heats and melts solid ink on a thermal transfer recording material and a transfer section that pressurizes and transfers the thermal transfer recording material to an object to be transferred are provided separately. In the thermal transfer recording material, the surface tension of the solid ink is 30 dyn/cm (100°C)
It is characterized by the following:

更には、前記固体インクはフッソ系及び/又はシリコン
系界面活性剤を含有している事を特徴とする。
Furthermore, the solid ink is characterized in that it contains a fluorine-based and/or silicon-based surfactant.

1実施例1 以下に、本発明の実施例を詳細に説明するが本発明はこ
れに限定するものではない。
1 Example 1 Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

第1図に本発明の熱転写記録材の構造を示す。FIG. 1 shows the structure of the thermal transfer recording material of the present invention.

基材1としては、従来より公知のフィルムを用いること
ができ、例えばポリエステル、トリアセチルセルロース
、ポリカーボネート、ポリアミド、ポリイミドどうの比
較的耐熱性の優れたグラスチックフィルムが使用できる
0本実施例では、厚さ約6μのポリエチレンテレフタレ
ートを用いた。
As the base material 1, conventionally known films can be used, for example, glass films made of polyester, triacetylcellulose, polycarbonate, polyamide, polyimide, etc., which have relatively excellent heat resistance, can be used. Polyethylene terephthalate with a thickness of about 6 μm was used.

又、ヘッドと接触する基材1の表面にシリコーン樹脂、
フッソ樹脂、エポキシ樹脂、フェノール樹脂等からなる
耐熱性保護層2を設けることにより、基材1の耐熱性を
向上することができる。本実施例では、シリコン樹脂を
主成分とする層厚が約0. 2μの耐熱性保護層2を用
いた。
In addition, silicone resin,
By providing the heat-resistant protective layer 2 made of fluorocarbon resin, epoxy resin, phenol resin, etc., the heat resistance of the base material 1 can be improved. In this example, the thickness of the layer mainly composed of silicone resin is about 0. A heat-resistant protective layer 2 with a thickness of 2μ was used.

インク層3の成分としては、カーボンブラック等の顔料
、染料等の着色材、熱可塑性樹脂、ワラインクの溶融状
態を保つためにフタル酸ジシクシクロヘキシル、ポワオ
ールベンゾエート、ポリエチレングリコール、バニリン
等の過冷却特性を示す添加材を加えても良い。
The components of the ink layer 3 include pigments such as carbon black, colorants such as dyes, thermoplastic resins, and supercooled dicyclohexyl phthalate, polyol benzoate, polyethylene glycol, vanillin, etc. to maintain the melted state of the wax ink. Additives that exhibit properties may be added.

(実施例1) 基材1上に下記の組成のインク層を厚みが約4μになる
ようにホットメルトコーターを用いて塗工した。
(Example 1) An ink layer having the following composition was coated on the substrate 1 using a hot melt coater so that the thickness was about 4 μm.

インク層組成          重量部カーボンブラ
ック        13α−オレフィン無水マレイン
酸ワックスEVA樹脂            5ポリ
オールベンゾエート     47フツソ系界面活性剤
(ダイキン工業製 DS−403)            0.2このイ
ンクの100℃に於ける表面張力を協和界面化学製表面
張力計を用いて測定したところ、24 d y n /
 c mであった。
Ink layer composition Parts by weight Carbon black 13 α-olefin maleic anhydride wax EVA resin 5 Polyol benzoate 47 Fuso-based surfactant (DS-403 manufactured by Daikin Industries) 0.2 The surface tension of this ink at 100°C was determined by Kyowa Interface Science. When measured using a manufactured surface tension meter, 24 d yn /
It was cm.

(実施例2) 基材1上に下記の組成のインク層を厚みが約5μになる
ようにホットメルトコーターを用いて塗工した。
(Example 2) An ink layer having the following composition was coated on the base material 1 using a hot melt coater so that the thickness was about 5 μm.

インク層組成          重量部カーボンブラ
ック        15パラフインワツクス    
   34EVApl脂            6ベ
ンゾフレツクス        45シリコン系界面活
性剤(東しシリコン製5H−37’71)      
     0.5このインクの100℃に於ける表面張
力を実施例1と同様に測定したところ、20 d y 
n / c mであった。
Ink layer composition Weight part Carbon black 15 Paraffin wax
34 EVApl fat 6 Benzoflex 45 Silicone surfactant (Toshi Silicon 5H-37'71)
0.5 When the surface tension of this ink at 100°C was measured in the same manner as in Example 1, it was found that 20 d y
It was n/cm.

(比較例1) 基材1上に下記の組成のインク層を厚みが約4μになる
ようにホットメルトコーターを用いて塗工した。
(Comparative Example 1) An ink layer having the following composition was coated on the substrate 1 using a hot melt coater so that the thickness was about 4 μm.

インク層組成          重量部カーボンブラ
ック        13α−オレフィン無水マレイン
酸ワックスEVA樹脂            5ポリ
オールベンゾエート     47このインクの100
℃における表面張力を実施例1と同様に測定したところ
、35 d y n / c mであった。
Ink layer composition Parts by weight Carbon black 13 α-olefin Maleic anhydride wax EVA resin 5 Polyol benzoate 47 100 of this ink
When the surface tension at ℃ was measured in the same manner as in Example 1, it was 35 dyn/cm.

上記実施例1.2及び比較例1で作成した熱転写記録材
を次の熱転写記録装置及び条件で転写を行った。
The thermal transfer recording materials prepared in Example 1.2 and Comparative Example 1 were transferred using the following thermal transfer recording apparatus and conditions.

プラテン21及び加圧ローラ22はステンレススチール
製、ヘッドは発熱体をヘッドエツジ部に形成したものを
用いた。
The platen 21 and pressure roller 22 were made of stainless steel, and the head had a heating element formed at the edge of the head.

転写条件 (1)プラテン−加圧ローラ圧力 4 k g / c m (2)グラテン−ヘッド圧力 20g/cm (3)パルス周期   3 m s e c / l 
i n e(4)印加エネルギー 0.21mj/da
t(5)パルス印加後の加圧までの時間 77m5 (6)プラテン径        Φ40mm(7)加
圧ローラ径        Φ10mm尚、転写紙はベ
ック平滑度が約3秒のランカスターボンド紙及び約30
秒のPPC用紙を用いた。
Transfer conditions (1) Platen-pressure roller pressure 4 kg/cm (2) Graten-head pressure 20 g/cm (3) Pulse period 3 msec/l
i n e (4) Applied energy 0.21 mj/da
t(5) Time from pulse application to pressure application 77m5 (6) Platen diameter Φ40mm (7) Pressure roller diameter Φ10mm The transfer paper is Lancaster bond paper with Beck smoothness of approximately 3 seconds and approximately 30 mm.
Second PPC paper was used.

転写結果を第1表に示す。尚、表中のO〜×は最良〜不
良を段階的に示す評価である。
The transcription results are shown in Table 1. Note that O to × in the table is a graded evaluation from best to poor.

第1表 したインクが外周部に広がることなく圧力転写され、低
平滑紙にも安定した転写が得られた。一方、表面張力の
高い熱転写i![l!録材は溶It f&圧力転写の間
に溶融インクが外周部に逃ばてしまい安定した転写が得
られなかった。
The ink shown in Table 1 was pressure-transferred without spreading to the outer periphery, and stable transfer was obtained even on low-smooth paper. On the other hand, thermal transfer i! with high surface tension! [l! During melting and pressure transfer of the recording material, the molten ink escaped to the outer periphery and stable transfer could not be obtained.

[発明の効果1 本発明は以上説明したように、インク溶融と加圧転写機
構を分離した熱転写記録装置に供する熱転写記録材にお
いてフッソ系やシリコン系の界面活性剤を含有させイン
クの表面張力を30dyn/ c m以下にすることで
普通紙にたいしても安定した転写の可能な熱転写記録材
を得るものである。
[Effect of the Invention 1] As explained above, the present invention improves the surface tension of the ink by containing a fluorine-based or silicon-based surfactant in a thermal transfer recording material used in a thermal transfer recording device in which ink melting and pressure transfer mechanisms are separated. By setting it to 30 dyn/cm or less, a thermal transfer recording material capable of stable transfer even to plain paper can be obtained.

結果より、表面張力が低い熱転写記録材は溶融The results show that thermal transfer recording materials with low surface tension melt.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は、本発明の熱転写記録材の断面を示す構造図。 第2図は、本発明の熱転写記録材を用いる熱転写記録装
置の基本構成区。 1・・・基材 2・・・耐熱性保護層 3・・・インク雇 ・プラテン ・加圧ローラ ・サーマルヘッド ・熱転写記録材 ・転写紙 以上 出願人 セイコーエプソン株式会社 代理人弁理士 銘木 喜三部他1名 第2図
FIG. 1 is a structural diagram showing a cross section of the thermal transfer recording material of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows the basic configuration of a thermal transfer recording device using the thermal transfer recording material of the present invention. 1...Substrate 2...Heat-resistant protective layer 3...Ink, platen, pressure roller, thermal head, thermal transfer recording material, transfer paper and above Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation Representative Patent Attorney Kizo Meiki Department and 1 other person Figure 2

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)記録ヘッドにラインサーマルヘッドを用い、熱転
写記録材上の固体インクを加熱溶融する記録部と該熱転
写記録材を被転写物に加圧転写する転写部が分離して設
けられた熱転写記録装置に供する熱転写記録材に於て、
前記固体インクの表面張力が30dyn/cm(100
℃)以下である事を特徴とする熱転写記録材。
(1) Thermal transfer recording uses a line thermal head as the recording head, and has a recording section that heats and melts the solid ink on the thermal transfer recording material and a transfer section that presses and transfers the thermal transfer recording material to the transferred object, which are provided separately. In the thermal transfer recording material used in the device,
The solid ink has a surface tension of 30 dyn/cm (100
℃) or less.
(2)前記固体インクはフッソ系及び/又はシリコン系
界面活性剤を含有している事を特徴とする特許請求の範
囲第1項記載の熱転写記録材。
(2) The thermal transfer recording material according to claim 1, wherein the solid ink contains a fluorine-based and/or silicon-based surfactant.
JP1138719A 1989-05-31 1989-05-31 Thermal transfer recording material Pending JPH032092A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0571523U (en) * 1992-02-28 1993-09-28 三菱農機株式会社 Transmission structure
US5508885A (en) * 1993-04-26 1996-04-16 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha IC card having improved heat dissipation

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0571523U (en) * 1992-02-28 1993-09-28 三菱農機株式会社 Transmission structure
US5508885A (en) * 1993-04-26 1996-04-16 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha IC card having improved heat dissipation

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