Thermal-transfer recording medium
AssigneeKonica Corporation
InventorsShigehiro Kitamura, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takao Abe
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Abstract
A thermal-transfer recording medium having thereon a peeling layer, a heat-meltable ink layer is disclosed. The peeling layer comprises principally a microcrystaline wax whose penetration number at 25.degree. C. is not more than 20. It is suitable for high speed printing of an excellent resolution with low transfer energy.
Claims11
A thermal-transfer recording medium comprises a support having thereon a peeling layer comprising principally a microcrystaline wax whose penetration number at 25.degree. C. is not more than 20, and a heat-meltable ink layer.
A thermal-transfer recording medium comprises a support having thereon
- a heat-meltable ink layer having a thickness of 0.5 to 2.5 .mu.m and comprising a heat meltable compound, a thermoplastic resin and a coloring agent, and
- a peeling layer comprising principally of a microcrystaline wax whose penetration number at 25.degree. C. is not more than 20,.and having a thickness of 0.5 to 2 .mu.m.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.