Thermosensitive recording material
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKeishi Taniguchi, Hiromi Huruya
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Abstract
A thermosensitive recording material is disclosed, which comprises a support material and a thermosensitive coloring layer formed thereon comprising a leuco dye, a color developer capable of inducing color formation in the leuco dye upon application of heat thereto, and a diether compound having the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a straight or branched hydrocarbon having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, including 1 to 4 double bonds therein, X and Y each represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; halogen; an aryl group; an aralkyl group; an acyloxy group (R'COO--), wherein R' is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; an aryloxy group; or an aralkyloxy group; and m and n each represent an integer of 1 to 3.
Claims9
A thermosensitive recording material comprising a support material and a thermosensitive coloring layer formed thereon comprising a leuco dye, a color developer capable of inducing color formation in said leuco dye upon application of heat thereto and a diether compound having the following general formula (I):
- ##STR4## wherein R represents a straight or branched hydrocarbon having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, including 1 to 4 double bonds therein, X and Y each represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- halogen;
- an aryl group;
- an aralkyl group;
- an acyloxy group (R'COO--), wherein R' is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- an aryloxy group;
- or an aralkyloxy group;
- and m and n each represent an integer of 1 to 3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.