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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1994
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermosensitive recording material having a support and a thermosensitive coloring layer formed on the support, capable of inducing color development by the application of heat thereto is disclosed, the stiffness of the thermosensitive recording material in the lengthwise direction thereof in accordance with JIS-P-8125 being less than 0.45 exp.sup.0.018x (gf.multidot.cm) wherein x represents the thickness (.mu.m) of the recording material measured in accordance with JIS-P-8118, provided that the lengthwise direction of the recording material is (i) a machine direction in which cellulose fiber contained in a natural material for use in the support is oriented, or (ii) a plane direction of the recording material when a synthetic material is used for the support.