Printing sheet comprising a dye receiving layer made of an isocyanate group-containing polymer
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYoshinori Nakamura, Huy Sam, Yoshio Fujiwara
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A printing sheet which is adapted for use in thermal transfer recording comprises a substrate (1) and a dye image-receiving layer (2) formed on the substrate. The layer (2) comprises an isocyanate group-containing polymer having at least one polysiloxane moiety and at least one urethane bond site therein. The isocyanate group-containing polymer is a reaction product between polyfunctional polyisocyanate compound and alcohol-modified silicone. A method for making such a sheet is also described.
Claims11
A printing sheet for use in a thermal transfer printing system, including a substrate having a dye-receiving layer thereon, said dye-receiving layer consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight of at least one film-forming resin selected from the group consisting of AS resins, cellulose acetylbutyrate resins, polyvinyl butyral resins, and vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resins and from about 0.5 to about 30 parts by weight of said film-forming resin of an isocyanate group-containing polymer produced by reacting a mixture consisting essentially of a multi-functional polyisocyanate and a hydroxy-terminated silicone, said dye-receiving layer optionally including at least one additive selected from the group consisting of sensitizers, fluorescent brighteners, white pigments, antistatic agents, plasticizers, ultraviolet absorbers and antioxidants.
A method for making a printing sheet comprising the steps of:
- reacting a mixture consisting essentially of a multifunctional polyisocyanate with a hydro-terminated silicone to obtain an isocyanate group-containing polymer;
- preparing a resin composition comprising the isocyanate group-containing polymer;
- and
- applying the resin composition onto a substrate to form a dye-receiving layer on the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.