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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1994
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A reversible thermosensitive recording medium includes a reversible thermosensitive recording layer which is composed of a matrix resin and an organic low-molecular material which is dispersed in the matrix resin, the transparency of the reversible thermosensitive recording layer being reversibly changeable depending upon the temperature of the reversible thermosensitive recording layer, wherein the reversible thermosensitive recording layer has a softening initiation temperature T.sub.A, the organic low-molecular-weight material has a higher crystallization temperature T.sub.B1 which is 80.degree. C. or more and a lower crystallization temperature T.sub.B2, the softening initiation temperature T.sub.A is between the higher crystallization temperature T.sub.B1 and the lower crystallization temperature T.sub.B2, and the higher crystallization temperature T.sub.B1 and the lower crystallization temperature T.sub.B2 satisfies the relationship of T.sub.B1 -T.sub.B2 .gtoreq.40.degree. C.