Thermal transfer recording material and thermal transfer recording method
AssigneeDai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
InventorsDai Ikemizu, Emiko Kataoka, Takatugu Suzuki, Kazuya Yoshida, Hiroyuki Yamashita
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Abstract
A thermal transfer recording material contains at least one colorant represented by the following general formula (II), wherein R21 and R22 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group; R23 represents a substituent; n represents an integer of 0 to 4; when n is 2 or more, R23 is the same or different each other; R25 and R26 represent alkyl groups respectively; and at least one of R25 and R26 represents a secondary alkyl group.
Claims8
A thermal transfer recording material comprising:
- at least one colorant
- represented by the following general formula (III), (IV) or (V),
- wherein R31 and R32 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group;
- R33 represents a substituent;
- n represents an integer of 0 to 4;
- and when n is 2 or more, R33 are the same or different each other;
- wherein R41 and R42 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group;
- R43 represents a substituent;
- n represents an integer of 0 to 4;
- and when n is 2 or more, R43 are the same or different each other, and
- wherein R51 and R52 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group;
- R53 represents a substituent;
- n represents an integer of 0 to 4;
- and when n is 2 or more, R53 are the same or different each other.
A thermal transfer recording method to form an image, comprising:
- lapping an image receiving material over a thermal transfer recording material which comprises a colorant providing layer containing at least one colorant represented by The following general formula (III), (IV) or (V);
- and
- heating the thermal transfer recording material in accordance with image information,
- wherein R31 and R32 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group;
- R33 represents a substituent;
- n represents an integer of 0 to 4;
- and when n is 2 or more, R33 are the same or different each other;
- wherein R41 and R42 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group;
- R43 represents a substituent;
- n represents an integer of 0 to 4;
- and when n is 2 or more, R43 are the same or different each other, and
- wherein R51 and R52 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group;
- R53 represents a substituent;
- n represents an integer of 0 to 4;
- and when n is 2 or more, R53 are the same or different each other.
A thermal transfer recording material comprising:
- at least one metal chelate colorant generated by a reaction of a metal ion-containing compound with a colorant represented by the following general formula (III), (IV) or (IV),
- wherein R31 and R32 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group;
- R33 represents a substituent;
- n represents an integer of 0 to 4;
- and when n is 2 or more, R33 are the same or different each other;
- wherein R41 and R42 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group;
- R43 represents a substituent;
- n represents an integer of 0 to 4;
- and when n is 2 or more, R43 are the same or different each other, and
- wherein R51 and R52 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group;
- R53 represents a substituent;
- n represents an integer of 0 to 4;
- and when n is 2 or more, R53 are the same or different each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.