Heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet and method for producing heat-sensitive transfer image receiving sheet

Abstract

A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet comprising at least one receiving layer containing a polymer latex and at least one heat insulating layer containing a hollow polymer on a support, wherein the polymer latex contained in the receiving layer comprises a copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from an acrylic or methacrylic acid ester and the acrylic or methacrylic acid ester has an alcohol moiety having 8 or more carbon atoms.

Description

Claims

1. A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet comprising at least one receiving layer containing a polymer latex and at least one heat insulating layer containing a hollow polymer on a support, wherein the polymer latex contained in the receiving layer comprises a copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from an acrylic or methacrylic acid ester and the acrylic or methacrylic acid ester has an alcohol moiety having 8 or more carbon atoms.

2. The heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet according to claim 1, wherein the polymer latex comprises a copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from vinyl chloride.

3. The heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet according to claim 1, wherein the heat insulating layer containing a hollow polymer is free of resin having no resistance to organic solvents besides the hollow polymer.

4. The heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet according to claim 1, wherein the receiving layer and/or heat insulating layer contains a water-soluble polymer.

5. The heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet according to claim 4, wherein the receiving layer and/or heat insulating layer containing the water-soluble polymer contains a compound capable of crosslinking the water-soluble polymer and the water-soluble polymer is partly or entirely crosslinked.

6. A method for producing a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet comprising simultaneously spreading at least one receiving layer coating solution containing a polymer latex and at least one heat insulating layer coating solution containing a hollow polymer but free of resin having no resistance to organic solvents excluding the hollow polymer over a support in this order to form at least one receiving layer and at least one heat insulating layer on the support, wherein the polymer latex comprises a copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from an acrylic or methacrylic acid ester and the acrylic or methacrylic acid ester has an alcohol moiety having 8 or more carbon atoms.

7. The method for producing a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet according to claim 6, wherein the polymer latex comprises a copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from vinyl chloride.