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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1994
Tomofumi Tokiyoshi, Souka, JP;
Hiromasa Kondo, Urawa, JP;
Osamu Kitao, Urawa, JP;
Hiromichi Yasuda, Takarazuka, JP;
New Oji Paper Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermal transfer receiving paper has an image-recieving layer receiving a thermal melting ink on a base paper containing pulp fibers as the main component. The image-receiving layer is formed by coating or impregnating a coating composition containing a synthetic polymer resin on one surface of the base paper. The synthetic polymer resin has a glass transition point of -60.degree. to -5.degree. C. and a surface tension of 38 to 55 dyne/cm. The pulp fibers constituting the base paper preferably containes at least one unbeaten pulp fiber in an amount of 50 to 100 weight % based on the total pulp fibers, which has a degree of water retention of not higher than 125% in accordance with J. TAPPI No.26, and satisfies the following equesions 1 and 2: