Fujicopian Co., Ltd.

Akio Shimomine

Yasuo Tago

Kazuo Miyai

Hiromi Tuyuguchi

Provided is an image receptor for a thermal transfer ink, including a plastic film, and a coating layer which is formed on the plastic film and composed of a polyester resin of which glass transition point is 40.degree. to 6.0.degree. C., the amount of the coating layer when dried being 0.08 to 0.8 g/m.sup.2. This image receptor is adaptable for a tape printer and assures good fixing property and fastness of a printed image while exhibiting a satisfactory anti-blocking property when stored. Also provided is a thermal transfer ink sheet for forming a printed image on the image receptor, including a sequential lamination of a foundation, a release layer, a barrier layer composed of a polyester resin, and a colored layer containing 40 to 60% by weight of a polyester resin and 30 to 60% by weight of a coloring agent. This thermal transfer ink sheet is advantageously used to form on the above image receptor a printed image of good fixing property and fastness.

Method of using image receptor and thermal transfer sheet

A thermal transfer recording medium comprising a foundation and a thermal transfer ink layer provided thereon, said thermal transfer ink layer containing the particles of a silicone compound. The recording medium gives print images having excellent scratch or abrasion resistance without any deterioration in clearness of print image. The recording medium of self-correctable type gives print images which can be corrected clearly by a self-correction method.

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Osaka, Japan

Akio Shimomine