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JPH0334473B2
JPH0334473B2 JP59002082A JP208284A JPH0334473B2 JP H0334473 B2 JPH0334473 B2 JP H0334473B2 JP 59002082 A JP59002082 A JP 59002082A JP 208284 A JP208284 A JP 208284A JP H0334473 B2 JPH0334473 B2 JP H0334473B2
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methyl
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Katsumi Moronuki
Kiichi Masuda
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Honshu Paper Co Ltd
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/30Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used using chemical colour formers
    • B41M5/333Colour developing components therefor, e.g. acidic compounds
    • B41M5/3333Non-macromolecular compounds
    • B41M5/3335Compounds containing phenolic or carboxylic acid groups or metal salts thereof

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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Heat Sensitive Colour Forming Recording (AREA)

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

本発明は感熱記録体に関するもので更に詳しく
は高速記録適性にすぐれかつ保存安定性を向上さ
せた感熱記録体に関する。 通常無色ないし淡色の発色性物質(以下ロイコ
化合物と云う。)および顕色剤とを含む感熱記録
紙はたとえば、特公昭45−14039号などによつて
すでに公知である。この記録紙は熱エネルギーを
記録層に与えてロイコ化合物、有機酸および結着
剤を軟化あるいは溶融し、両発色成分を接触させ
て発色反応させる原理に基づくものであり、近時
各種プリンター、フアクシミリ等の分野で使用さ
れている。該記録紙の記録特性は用途によつて異
なるが、たとえば記録速度を上げるためには、記
録装置の改良とともに記録紙自身の発色性を促進
する必要があるといえる。 発色性を促進する方法としては一般に低融点物
質を記録層中に含有させる方法と顕色剤の融点を
下げるという方法が考えられるが、本発明は後者
の方法により感熱記録体の発色性を促進する方法
である。従来感熱記録体の発色性を促進するため
の顕色剤の提案は種々なされているが、実用可能
なものとしてはP−ヒドロキシ安息香酸エステル
(特開昭56−144193号)および4−ヒドロキシフ
タル酸ジエステル(特開昭58−153692号)等が考
えられる。しかしながらこれらの物質はいずれも
得られた画像の退色性が著しく劣るという欠点を
有している。そこで退色性を改良するために酸化
防止剤等の各種薬品の添加も提案されているが満
足出来るものが得られていない。 そこで本発明者らは高速記録性にすぐれ、かつ
保存安定性にもすぐれた感熱記録体を得ることを
目的として鋭意研究を行なつた結果、本発明をな
すに至つた。 すなわち本発明はロイコ化合物と、このロイコ
化合物を加熱時発色させる顕色剤とを含む感熱記
録層を有する感熱記録体において、顕色剤として
下式で表わされる物質を少なくとも一種含有する
ことを特徴とする感熱記録体に関するものであ
る。 式 本発明において、上記した物質は感熱記録層の
全固形分中に1〜40重量%含有させることにより
目的を達成することが出来る。また上記した物質
と他の公知の顕色剤を併用する事も可能である。 次に本発明に用いられる物質について述べる。 (1) ロイコ化合物 無色ないし淡色であつて顕色剤と反応して発
色する物質でトリフエニルメタン系、トリフエ
ニルメタンフタリド系、フルオラン系、ロイコ
オーラミン系、ジフエニルメタン系、フエノチ
アジン系、フエノキサジン系、スピロピラン
系、インドリン系、インジゴ系などの各種誘導
体が挙げられ、特に限定されるものではないが
以下のものが例示できる。 クリスタルバイオレツトラクトン(青色)、
3−ジエチルアミノ−6−メチル−7−アニリ
ノフルオラン(黒色)、3−(N−エチル−P−
トルイデイノ)−6−メチル−7−アニリノフ
ルオラン(黒色)、3−ジエチルアミノ−6−
メチル−7−(オルト、パラ−ジメチルアニリ
ノ)フルオラン(黒色)、3−ピロリデイノ−
6−メチル−7−アニリノフルオラン(黒色)、
3−ピペリデイノ−6−メチル−7−アニリノ
フルオラン(黒色)、3−(N−シクロヘキシル
−N−メチルアミノ)−6−メチル−7−アニ
リノフルオラン(黒色)、3−ジエチルアミノ
−7−(オルト−クロロアニリノ)フルオラン
(黒色)、3−ジエチルアミノ−7−(メタ−ト
リフルオロメチルアニリノ)フルオラン(黒
色)、3−ジエチルアミノ−6−メチル−クロ
ロフルオラン(赤色)、3−ジエチルアミノ−
6−メチル−フルオラン(赤色)、3−シクロ
ヘキシルアミノ−6−クロロフルオラン(橙
色)、3−(N−イソアミル−N−エチルアミ
ノ)−6−メチル−7−アニリノフルオラン
(黒色)。 (2) 発色促進剤 本発明の感熱記録体の記録特性をさらに上げ
るためには従来知られているような発色促進
剤、たとえばステアリン酸アマイド等の脂肪酸
アマイド、テレフタル酸エステルなどが用いら
れる。 (3) 結着剤 主として水溶性結着剤を用いて微粒子状に分
散された発色剤を互いに隔離させて固着させる
ものであり、ポリビニルアルコール、メチルセ
ルロース、カルボキシメチルセルロース、ヒド
ロキシエチルセルロース、ポリアクリル酸、カ
ゼイン、ゼラチン、でんぷんおよびそれらの誘
導体などが挙げられる。 (4) その他の添加剤 本発明の感熱記録体には必要に応じて感熱層
中に他の添加物質たとえばクレー、炭酸カルシ
ウム、水酸化アルミニウム、タルク、酸化チタ
ン、酸化亜鉛等の無機または有機顔料、ワツク
ス類、保存安定のための酸化防止剤、紫外線吸
収剤ステイツク防止のための各種脂肪酸金属
塩、耐水性向上のための耐水化剤、フエノール
樹脂、界面活性剤等を添加することも可能であ
る。 (5) 基体 本発明は基体に前記した物質を含む感熱塗料
を塗布してつくられる。基体としては、一般に
は上質紙、中質紙、コート紙をはじめとする紙
が用いられるが、その他ガラス繊維シート、プ
ラスチツクシート、フイルムラミネート紙など
も基体として使用することが出来る。 本発明の感熱記録体は、高速記録性と保存安
定性をあわせて満足するため、きわめて有用で
ある。 以下に本発明の効果を実施例により更に詳細に
説明する。 実施例 1 (a) 感熱記録体の製造 下記の組成のA液およびB液を各々別々にペ
イントシエーカー(東洋精機製)で10時間分散
させた。 A液: 3−(N−シクロヘキシル−N−メチル)アミ
ノ−6−メチル−7−アニリノフルオラン 5g 水酸化アルミニウム 28g ステアリン酸亜鉛 5g ポリビニルアルコール12%液 35g 水 52g B液: 15g カオリン 20g ステアリン酸亜鉛 3g ポリビニルアルコール12%液 35g 水 52g 次にA液125g、B液125gとポリビニルアル
コール12%液50g、水40gを加えて混合撹拌し
調整して塗液をつくり、次にこの塗液を50g/
m2の上質紙の表面にマイヤバーを用いて乾燥後
の塗布量が8g/m2になるよう塗布乾燥し感熱
記録体を得た。 実施例 2 実施例1で用いたA液の配合のうち3−(N−
シクロヘキシル−N−メチル)アミノ−6−メチ
ル−7−アニリノフルオランの代りに3−(N−
イソアミル−N−エチル)アミノ−6−メチル−
7−アニリノフルオランを用いた以外は実施例1
と同様にして感熱記録体を得た。 実施例 3、4 実施例1で用いたB液の配合のうち の代りに を用いた以外は実施例1と同様にして感熱記録体
を得、また を用いた以外は実施例1と同様にして感熱記録体
を得、それぞれ実施例3、4の感熱記録体とし
た。 比較例 1、2 実施例1で用いたB液の配合のうち のかわりにP−ヒドロキシ安息香酸ベンジルエス
テルを用いた以外は実施例1と同様にして感熱記
録体を得、また4−ヒドロキシフタル酸ジメチル
エステルを用いた以外は実施例1と同様にして感
熱記録体を得、それぞれ比較例1、2の感熱記録
体とした。 以上実施例および比較例、で得た感熱記録体を
記録面がベツク平滑度で500秒になるようテスト
スーパーキヤレンダーで表面処理した。 次に表面処理して得られた感熱記録体について
市販のGフアクシミリ装置FACOM FAX
621C(富士通(株)製)で記録電力0.85W/dot、通電
時間0.45msec、周期約5msec/lの条件で印字
を行い、印字した時の画像濃度および地肌濃度を
マクベス濃度計RD−514を用いて測定した。 保存性は40℃、90%の条件に保持した恒温恒湿
室で48時間保存した後の濃度を示した。実施例お
よび比較例について表の結果を得た。
The present invention relates to a heat-sensitive recording material, and more particularly to a heat-sensitive recording material having excellent suitability for high-speed recording and improved storage stability. A thermosensitive recording paper containing a normally colorless to light-colored color-forming substance (hereinafter referred to as a leuco compound) and a color developer is already known, for example, from Japanese Patent Publication No. 14039/1983. This recording paper is based on the principle that thermal energy is applied to the recording layer to soften or melt the leuco compound, organic acid, and binder, and the two coloring components are brought into contact to cause a coloring reaction. It is used in fields such as Although the recording characteristics of the recording paper differ depending on the use, for example, in order to increase the recording speed, it is necessary to improve the recording apparatus and to promote the color development of the recording paper itself. Generally speaking, methods for promoting color development include a method of including a low melting point substance in the recording layer and a method of lowering the melting point of a color developer, but the present invention promotes color development of a thermosensitive recording material by the latter method. This is the way to do it. Various color developers have been proposed to promote the color development of heat-sensitive recording materials, but the ones that are practical include P-hydroxybenzoic acid ester (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 144193/1983) and 4-hydroxyphthalate. Acid diesters (JP-A-58-153692) and the like can be considered. However, all of these materials have the disadvantage that the resulting images have significantly poor fading resistance. Therefore, the addition of various chemicals such as antioxidants has been proposed in order to improve the fading property, but nothing satisfactory has been obtained. Therefore, the present inventors conducted extensive research aimed at obtaining a heat-sensitive recording medium that has excellent high-speed recording properties and excellent storage stability, and as a result, the present invention was completed. That is, the present invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material having a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a leuco compound and a color developer that causes the leuco compound to develop color when heated, which is characterized by containing at least one substance represented by the following formula as the color developer. The present invention relates to a heat-sensitive recording medium. Formula In the present invention, the object can be achieved by containing the above-mentioned substances in an amount of 1 to 40% by weight in the total solid content of the heat-sensitive recording layer. It is also possible to use the above-mentioned substances in combination with other known color developers. Next, the substances used in the present invention will be described. (1) Leuco compounds Colorless or light-colored substances that develop color by reacting with color developers, including triphenylmethane, triphenylmethanephthalide, fluoran, leucoolamine, diphenylmethane, phenothiazine, and phenoxazine. , spiropyran derivatives, indoline derivatives, indigo derivatives, and the like. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following. Crystal violet lactone (blue),
3-diethylamino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane (black), 3-(N-ethyl-P-
toluideino)-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane (black), 3-diethylamino-6-
Methyl-7-(ortho, para-dimethylanilino)fluoran (black), 3-pyrrolidino-
6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane (black),
3-piperidino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane (black), 3-(N-cyclohexyl-N-methylamino)-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane (black), 3-diethylamino-7 -(ortho-chloroanilino)fluoran (black), 3-diethylamino-7-(meta-trifluoromethylanilino)fluoran (black), 3-diethylamino-6-methyl-chlorofluoran (red), 3-diethylamino-
6-Methyl-fluorane (red), 3-cyclohexylamino-6-chlorofluorane (orange), 3-(N-isoamyl-N-ethylamino)-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane (black). (2) Color Development Accelerator In order to further improve the recording properties of the heat-sensitive recording medium of the present invention, conventionally known color development promoters such as fatty acid amides such as stearamide, terephthalic acid esters, and the like are used. (3) Binder A water-soluble binder is used to isolate and fix the coloring agent dispersed in fine particles from each other, such as polyvinyl alcohol, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, polyacrylic acid, and casein. , gelatin, starch and their derivatives. (4) Other additives The heat-sensitive recording material of the present invention may contain other additives in the heat-sensitive layer as necessary, such as inorganic or organic pigments such as clay, calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, talc, titanium oxide, zinc oxide, etc. It is also possible to add waxes, antioxidants for storage stability, various fatty acid metal salts to prevent ultraviolet absorber staining, water resistant agents to improve water resistance, phenolic resins, surfactants, etc. be. (5) Substrate The present invention is produced by coating a substrate with a heat-sensitive paint containing the above-mentioned substances. Papers such as wood-free paper, medium-quality paper, and coated paper are generally used as the substrate, but other materials such as glass fiber sheets, plastic sheets, and film laminated papers can also be used as the substrate. The heat-sensitive recording medium of the present invention is extremely useful because it satisfies both high-speed recording performance and storage stability. The effects of the present invention will be explained in more detail below using Examples. Example 1 (a) Production of heat-sensitive recording material Liquids A and B having the following compositions were separately dispersed in a paint shaker (manufactured by Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd.) for 10 hours. Solution A: 3-(N-cyclohexyl-N-methyl)amino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane 5g Aluminum hydroxide 28g Zinc stearate 5g Polyvinyl alcohol 12% solution 35g Water 52g Solution B: 15 g Kaolin 20 g Zinc stearate 3 g Polyvinyl alcohol 12% solution 35 g Water 52 g Next, add 125 g of Part A, 125 g of Part B, 50 g of 12% polyvinyl alcohol solution, and 40 g of water, mix and stir, and adjust to make a coating solution. 50g/of this coating liquid
A heat-sensitive recording material was obtained by applying and drying the coating onto the surface of a m 2 high-quality paper using a Meyer bar so that the coating amount after drying was 8 g/m 2 . Example 2 Among the formulations of liquid A used in Example 1, 3-(N-
3-(N-methyl)amino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane instead of cyclohexyl-N-methyl)amino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluorane
isoamyl-N-ethyl)amino-6-methyl-
Example 1 except that 7-anilinofluorane was used.
A heat-sensitive recording material was obtained in the same manner as above. Examples 3 and 4 Among the formulations of liquid B used in Example 1 instead of A thermosensitive recording material was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that Thermal recording bodies were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the thermosensitive recording bodies of Examples 3 and 4 were used, respectively. Comparative Examples 1 and 2 Among the formulations of liquid B used in Example 1 A thermosensitive recording material was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that P-hydroxybenzoic acid benzyl ester was used instead, and a thermosensitive recording material was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 4-hydroxyphthalic acid dimethyl ester was used. The obtained bodies were used as heat-sensitive recording bodies of Comparative Examples 1 and 2, respectively. The heat-sensitive recording bodies obtained in the above Examples and Comparative Examples were surface-treated with a test super calender so that the recording surface had a Bekk smoothness of 500 seconds. Next, regarding the heat-sensitive recording material obtained by surface treatment, the commercially available G facsimile machine FACOM FAX
621C (manufactured by Fujitsu Ltd.) under the conditions of a recording power of 0.85 W/dot, a current conduction time of 0.45 msec, and a cycle of approximately 5 msec/l. It was measured using Storage stability is the concentration after storage for 48 hours in a constant temperature and humidity room maintained at 40°C and 90%. Table results were obtained for Examples and Comparative Examples.

【表】【table】

【表】 以上本発明の感熱記録体がすぐれた特徴を持つ
ている事が実証された。
[Table] It has been demonstrated that the heat-sensitive recording material of the present invention has excellent characteristics.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 通常無色ないし淡色の発色性物質と、この発
色性物質を加熱時発色させる顕色剤とを含む感熱
記録層を有する感熱記録体において、顕色剤とし
て下式で表わされる物質を少なくとも一種含有す
ることを特徴とする感熱記録体。
[Scope of Claims] 1. In a heat-sensitive recording material having a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a normally colorless or light-colored color-forming substance and a color developer that causes the color-forming substance to develop color when heated, the color developer is represented by the following formula. 1. A heat-sensitive recording material characterized by containing at least one kind of substance.
JP59002082A 1984-01-11 1984-01-11 Thermal recording body Granted JPS60145885A (en)

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JPH0334473B2 true JPH0334473B2 (en) 1991-05-22

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