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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1997
Tomonori Kawamura, Hino, JP;
Masataka Takimoto, Hino, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming material is disclosed which comprises an image receiving sheet having been laminated on an imaging sheet, the imaging sheet comprising a support and provided thereon, an image forming layer contacting the image receiving sheet, an image being formed by exposing the material to a high density energy light to reduce adhesion between the image forming layer and the support at exposed portions without substantially changing adhesion between the image forming layer and the image receiving sheet and then peeling the image receiving sheet from the image forming layer to transfer the image forming layer at exposed portions to the image receiving sheet, wherein both surfaces of the image receiving sheet before the lamination have an average surface roughness Ra of 0.05 to 0.4 .mu.m.