Claims
- 1. An image-receiving sheet for use in an image-forming system, wherein said image-receiving sheet is brought into contact with a heat transfer sheet, said heat transfer sheet having a support and a heat transfer layer located on the support, said heat transfer layer comprising a heat transferable sublimable dye in a synthetic resin binder, wherein an image is formed on the image-receiving sheet by contact of the heat transfer layer with the image-receiving sheet and selective heating of at least a portion of the heat transfer sheet with heating means to transfer the dye selectively from the heat transfer layer to the image-receiving sheet, the image-receiving sheet comprising:
- a substrate; and
- an image-receiving layer located on the substrate for receiving such dye as is transferred from the heat transfer layer of the heat transfer sheet, said image-receiving layer comprising a synthetic resin for receiving the dye and a releasing agent for preventing adhesion of the synthetic resin binder of the heat transfer sheet to said image-receiving sheet upon the selective heating thereof by said heating means, said releasing agent comprising a hardened silicone oil.
- 2. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hardened silicone oil is selected from the group consisting of reaction-hardened silicone oils, photo-hardened silicone oils, and catalyst-hardened silicone oils.
- 3. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in either of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said synthetic resin of the image-receiving layer is selected from the group consisting of resins having at least one ester linkage, resins having at least one urethane linkage, resins having at least one amide linkage, resins having at least one urea linkage and resins having at least one highly polar linkage.
- 4. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 3, wherein the resin having at least one ester linkage is selected from the group consisting of polyester resins, polyacrylate resins, poly-carbonate resins, polyvinyl acetate resins, styrene acrylate resins, and vinyltoluene acrylate resins.
- 5. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 3, wherein the resin having at least one highly polar linkage is selected from the group consisting of polycaprolactone resins, styrene-maleic anhydride resins, polyvinyl chloride resins, and polyacrylonitrile resins.
- 6. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said synthetic resin of the image-receiving layer is selected from the group consisting of synthetic resins having a glass transition temperature of from -100.degree. to 20.degree. C. and having a polar group, synthetic resins having a glass transition temperature of at least about 40.degree. C., and mixtures thereof.
- 7. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dye of the heat transfer layer has a molecular weight ranging from about 150 to 400.
- 8. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said image-receiving layer includes an ultraviolet absorber.
- 9. An image-receiving sheet for use in an image-forming system wherein said image-receiving sheet is brought into contact with a heat transfer sheet, said heat transfer sheet having a support and a heat transfer layer located on the support, said heat transfer layer comprising a heat transferable sublimable dye in a synthetic resin binder, wherein an image is formed on the image-receiving sheet by contact of the heat transfer layer with the image-receiving sheet and selectively heating at least a portion of the heat transfer sheet with heating means for transfer of dye selectively from the heat transfer layer to the image-receiving sheet, the image-receiving sheet comprising:
- a substrate; and
- an image-receiving layer provided on the substrate for receiving dye transferred from the heat transfer layer of the heat transfer sheet, said image-receiving layer comprising a synthetic resin for receiving the dye and a releasing agent for preventing adhesion of the synthetic resin binder of the heat transfer sheet to said image-receiving sheet upon heating thereof by said heating means, said image-receiving layer comprising two layers, a first layer of said image-receiving layer being provided on said substrate and comprising the synthetic resin and a second layer of said image-receiving layer being provided on the first layer and comprising the releasing agent, the releasing agent comprising a hardened silicone oil.
- 10. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 9, wherein said hardened-type silicone oil is selected from the group consisting of reaction-hardened silicone oils, photo-hardened silicone oils, and catalyst-hardened silicone oils.
- 11. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in either of claim 9 or claim 10, wherein said synthetic resin of the image-receiving layer is selected from the group consisting of resins having at least one ester linkage, resins having at least one urethane linkage, resins having at least one amide linkage, resins having at least one urea linkage and resins having at least one highly polar linkage.
- 12. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 11, wherein the resin having at least one ester linkage is selected from the group consisting of polyester resins, polyacrylate resins, poly-carbonate resins, polyvinyl acetate resins, styrene acrylate resins, and vinyltoluene acrylate resins.
- 13. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 11, in wherein the resin having at least one highly polar linkage is selected from the group consisting of polycaprolactone resins, styrene-maleic anhydride resins, polyvinyl chloride resins, and polyacrylonitrile resins.
- 14. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 9, wherein said synthetic resin of the image-receiving layer is selected from the group consisting of synthetic resins having a glass transition temperature of from -100.degree. to 20.degree. C. and having a polar group, synthetic resins having a glass transition temperature of at least about 40.degree. C., and mixtures thereof.
- 15. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 9, wherein said dye of the heat transfer layer has a molecular weight ranging from about 150 to 400.
- 16. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 9, wherein said image-receiving layer includes an ultraviolet absorber.
- 17. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1 or claim 9, wherein the heat transferable sublimable dye is selected from the group consisting of disperse dyes having a molecular weight ranging from about 150 to 400, oil-soluble dyes, basic dyes and intermediate compounds which may be converted into the foregoing dyes.
- 18. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1 or claim 9, wherein the synthetic resin binder for the heat transferable sublimable dye is selected from the group consisting of cellulose resins and vinyl resins.
- 19. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 18, wherein said cellulose resins are selected from the group consisting of ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, ethyl hydroxy cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, and cellulose butyrate.
- 20. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 18, wherein said vinyl resins are selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyester, and polyacrylamide.
- 21. A heat transfer process adapted to produce an image having a continuous gradation of shades or colors, comprising the steps of:
- providing an image-receiving sheet comprising a substrate and an image-receiving layer, said image-receiving layer including a synthetic resin and a releasing agent comprising a hardened silicone oil;
- providing a heat transfer sheet comprising a heat-transfer layer located on a support, said heat-transfer layer comprising a synthetic resin binder and a heat transferable sublimable dye in said synthetic resin binder;
- contacting said heat transfer layer of the heat transfer sheet with the image-receiving layer of the image-receiving sheet; and
- selectively applying thermal energy to at least a portion of the heat transfer sheet with heating means to transfer the dye selectively from the heat transfer layer to the image-receiving layer, said releasing agent serving to prevent adhesion between the image-receiving sheet and the heat transfer sheet while not adversely interfering with said dye transfer.
- 22. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 21 wherein said synthetic resin binder in the image-receiving layer is selected from the group consisting of resins having at least one ester linkage, resins having at least one urethane linkage, resins having at least one amide linkage, resins having at least one urea linkage, resins having at least one highly polar linkage, and mixtures thereof.
- 23. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 22 wherein the resin having at least one ester linkage is selected from the group consisting of polyester resins, polyacrylate resins, poly-carbonate resins, polyvinyl acetate resins, styrene acrylate resins, and vinyltoluene acrylate resins.
- 24. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 22 wherein the resin having at least one highly polar linkage is selected from the group consisting of polycaprolactone resins, styrene-maleic anhydride resins, polyvinyl chloride resins, and polyacrylonitrile resins.
- 25. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 21 wherein said synthetic resin binder in the image-receiving layer is selected from the group consisting of synthetic resins having a glass transition temperature of from -100.degree. to 20.degree. C. and having a polar group, synthetic resins having a glass transition temperature of at least about 40.degree. C., and mixtures thereof.
- 26. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 21 wherein said release agent is selected from the group consisting of silicone oils, fluorine- and phosphate-containing surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
- 27. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 21 wherein said release agent is a silicone oil selected from the group consisting of reaction-hardened silicone oils, photohardened silicone oils and catalyst-hardened silicone oils.
- 28. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 21 wherein the heat transferable sublimable dye is selected from the group consisting of disperse dyes having a molecular weight ranging from about 150 to 400, oil-soluble dyes, basic dyes and intermediate compounds which may be converted into the foregoing dyes.
- 29. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 21 wherein the synthetic resin binder for the heat transferable sublimable dye is selected from the group consisting of cellulose resins and vinyl resins.
- 30. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 29 herein said cellulose resins are selected from the group consisting of ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, ethyl hydroxy cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, and cellulose butyrate.
- 31. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 29 wherein said vinyl resins are selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl butyral and polyvinyl pyrrolidone.
- 32. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 21 wherein the synthetic resin binder for the heat transferable sublimable dye is selected from the group consisting of polyester and polyacrylamide resins.
- 33. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 21 wherein the image-receiving layer includes an ultraviolet absorber.
- 34. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 33 wherein the ultraviolet absorber is a compound of the following formula: ##STR2##
- 35. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 21 wherein said thermal energy is applied by means of thermal heads.
- 36. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 35 wherein said thermal energy is applied at a temperature of about 400.degree. C.
- 37. The image-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 21, wherein said heat transferable sublimable dye of the heat transfer layer has a molecular weight ranging from 150 to 400.
- 38. A heat transfer process adapted to produce an image having a continuous gradation of shades or colors, comprising the steps of:
- providing an image-receiving sheet comprising an image-receiving layer, said image-receiving layer including a synthetic resin binder and a release agent selected from the group consisting of reaction-hardened silicone oils, photohardened silicone oils and catalyst-hardened silicone oils;
- providing a heat transfer sheet comprising a heat-transfer layer located on a support, said heat-transfer layer comprising a resin binder and a heat transferable sublimable dye in said synthetic resin binder;
- contacting said heat transfer layer of the heat transfer sheet with the image-receiving layer of the image-receiving sheet; and
- selectively applying thermal energy to at least a portion of the heat transfer sheet with heating means to transfer the dye selectively from the heat transfer layer to the image-receiving layer.
- 39. A heat transfer process adapted to produce an image having a continuous gradation of shades or colors, comprising the steps of:
- providing an image-receiving sheet comprising a substrate and an image-receiving layer comprising two layers, a first layer of said image-receiving layer being provided on said substrate and comprising a synthetic resin and a second layer of said image-receiving layer being provided on the first layer and comprising a release agent, the release agent comprising a hardened silicone oil;
- providing a heat transfer sheet comprising a heat-transfer layer located on a support, said heat-transfer layer comprising a synthetic resin binder and a heat transferable sublimable dye in said synthetic resin binder;
- contacting said heat transfer layer of the heat transfer sheet with the image-receiving layer of the image-receiving sheet; and
- selectively applying thermal energy to at least a portion of the heat transfer sheet with heating means to transfer the dye selectively from the heat transfer layer to the image-receiving layer, said releasing agent serving to prevent adhesion between the image-receiving sheet and the heat transfer sheet while not adversely interfering with said dye transfer.
- 40. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 39, wherein said synthetic resin binder in the image-receiving layer is selected from the group consisting of resins having at least one ester linkage, resins having at least one urethane linkage, resins having at least one amide linkage, resins having at least one urea linkage, resins having at least one highly polar linkage, and mixtures thereof.
- 41. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 40, wherein said resin having at least one ester linkage is selected from the group consisting of polyester resins, polyacrylate resins, poly-carbonate resins, polyvinyl acetate resins, styrene acrylate resins, and vinyltoluene acrylate resins.
- 42. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 40, wherein said resin having at least one highly polar linkage is selected from the group consisting of polycaprolactone resins, styrene-maleic anhydride resins, polyvinyl chloride resins, and polyacrylonitrile resins.
- 43. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 39, wherein said synthetic resin binder in the image-receiving layer is selected from the group consisting of synthetic resins having a glass transition temperature of from -100.degree. to 20.degree. C. and having a polar group, synthetic resins having a glass transition temperature of at least about 40.degree. C., and mixtures thereof.
- 44. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 39, wherein said release agent is selected from the group consisting of silicone oils, fluorine- and phosphate-containing surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
- 45. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 39, wherein said release agent is selected from the group consisting of reaction-hardened silicone oils, photohardened silicone oils and catalyst-hardened silicone oils.
- 46. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 39, wherein said heat transferable sublimable dye is selected from the group consisting of disperse dyes having a molecular weight ranging from about 150 to 400, oil-soluble dyes, basic dyes and intermediate compounds which may be converted into the foregoing dyes.
- 47. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 39, wherein said synthetic resin binder for the heat transferable sublimable dye is selected from the group consisting of cellulose resins and vinyl resins.
- 48. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 47, wherein said cellulose resins are selected from the group consisting of ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, ethyl hydroxy cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, and cellulose butyrate.
- 49. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 47, wherein said vinyl resins are selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyester, and polyacrylamide.
- 50. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 39, wherein the image-receiving layer includes an ultraviolet absorber.
- 51. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 50, wherein the ultraviolet absorber is a compound of the following formula: ##STR3##
- 52. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 39, wherein said thermal energy is applied by a thermal head.
- 53. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 52, wherein said thermal energy is applied at a temperature of about 400.degree. C.
- 54. The heat transfer process as claimed in claim 39, wherein said heat transferable sublimable dye of the heat transfer layer has a molecular weight ranging from 150 to 400.
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/793,651 filed Nov. 18, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,732,893, which in turn is a Rule 60 continuation of application Ser. No. 07/487,387 filed Mar. 2, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,095,000, granted Mar. 10, 1992, which in turn is a Rule 60 divisional of application Ser. No. 07/283,973 filed Dec. 13, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,927,666, granted May 22, 1990, which in turn is a Rule 60 divisional application of application Ser. No. 06/871,918 filed Jun. 9, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,820,687, granted Apr. 11, 1989, which in turn is a Rule 60 continuation application of Ser. No. 06/633,252, filed Jul. 23, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,626,256, granted Dec. 2, 1986.
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