Fujicopian Co., Ltd.

Hiromi Tuyuguchi

Jun Sogabe

Kazuo Miyai

Akio Shimomine

A thermal transfer recording medium for forming a multi-color or full-color image including at least one region wherein different color ink dots are superimposed one on another to develop a color by virtue of subtractive color mixture, comprising a foundation, and a yellow heat-meltable ink layer, a magenta heat-meltable ink layer and a cyan heat-meltable ink layer disposed on the foundation in a side-by-side relation in a predetermined order, and respective release layers each comprising a wax interposed between the foundation and the respective color ink layers, the melt viscosities at a predetermined temperature of the respective release layers corresponding to the respective color ink layers being stepwise decreased in the order in which the respective color ink layers are transferred. A thermal transfer recording medium wherein the respective color ink layers are provided on separate foundations is included.

Thermal transfer recording medium for color image formation

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

Hiromi Tuyuguchi