Image transfer sheet and image transfer method using the same
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsShigeo Hatada, Keishi Taniguchi
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Abstract
An image transfer sheet has a support, a transfer layer formed on one side of the support, and a backing layer formed on the other side of the support, opposite to the transfer layer with respect to the support, the backing layer containing a silicone material which is in a solid state at room temperature. An image is formed on the transfer layer of the above-mentioned image transfer sheet by various image forming methods, and the image-bearing transfer layer of the image transfer sheet is transferred to an image-receiving member by the application of heat and/or pressure thereto.
Claims11
An image transfer sheet comprising a support, a transfer layer formed on one side of said support, and a backing layer formed on the other side of said support, opposite to said transfer layer with respect to said support, said backing layer comprising a cold-setting silicone material which is in a solid state at room temperature.
An image transfer method using an image transfer sheet comprising a support, a transfer layer formed on one side of said support, and a backing layer formed on the other side of said support, opposite to said transfer layer with respect to said support, said backing layer comprising a cold-setting silicone material which is in a solid state at room temperature, said image transfer method comprising the steps of:
- forming an image on said transfer layer of said image transfer sheet, and
- bringing said image-bearing transfer layer of said image transfer sheet into contact with an image-receiving member under the application of heat and/or pressure thereto, thereby transferring said image-bearing transfer layer to said image-receiving member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.