JP2002362068A - Method for forming printed article and printed article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printed article in which a heat transfer image, a protective layer and a hologram layer are provided on an arbitrary object and in addition, Braille information is provided and individual information can be simply given to the object and not only visually handicapped persons but also non-handicapped persons can easily discriminate informational records and protruded pattern parts exhibit excellent resistance to scuffing and no practical hindrance is generated and a method for forming the printed article. SOLUTION: The printed article is provided with image information and character information on a body to be transferred by means of a heat transfer system and additionally, provided with both/either a protective layer and/or a hologram layer on the information, and furthermore, provided with the Braille information. As the body to be transferred, a card in which an IC chip is built and which has a magnetic recording layer is suitably used. On the arbitrary object, for example, on a body to be transferred on which an image can not be directly formed and on a body to be transferred which tends to fuse with a coloring material layer when heat transfer is performed, a heat transfer image is provided by using an intermediate transfer recording medium and a receiving layer transfer sheet and in addition, the Braille information is provided to be able to easily provide the individual information such as the image/character information and the Braille information to the object.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for providing image information and character information on a transfer object such as a card by a thermal transfer method, further providing a protective layer and / or a hologram layer on the information, and further providing Braille. A method of forming a print to provide information;
It relates to a print obtained thereby.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various thermal transfer methods are known. In this method, a thermal transfer sheet in which a colored transfer layer is formed on a base sheet is heated in an image form from the back surface by a thermal head or the like. Then, the colored transfer layer is thermally transferred to the surface of a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet as a transfer object to form an image. This thermal transfer method is roughly classified into two types, a sublimation transfer type and a hot-melt transfer type, depending on the configuration of the colored transfer layer. Both types are capable of forming a full-color image, for example, preparing a thermal transfer sheet such as yellow, magenta, cyan, and, if necessary, black,
The image of each color is superimposed on the surface of the same thermal transfer image receiving sheet and thermally transferred to form a full-color image. Due to the development of various hardware and software related to multimedia, this thermal transfer method has been developed as a full color hard copy system for computer graphics, satellite communication still images and analog images such as digital images and videos represented by CDROM and others. Its market is expanding.

The specific application of the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet by this thermal transfer method is wide-ranging. Typical examples are print proofs, image output, CAD / CAM
Design and output of design, etc., various medical analysis equipment such as CT scan and endoscope camera, output use of measurement equipment and as an alternative to instant photography, as well as identification cards, ID cards, credit cards, other cards Output such as a photograph of the face to a photographer, a composite photograph in an amusement facility such as an amusement park, a game center, a museum, and an aquarium, and a use as a commemorative photograph. With the diversification of applications as described above, the demand for forming a thermal transfer image on an arbitrary object has increased, and as one of the measures, an intermediate transfer recording medium in which a receiving layer is provided releasably on a base material and Using a thermal transfer sheet having a dye layer on its receiving layer, a method is proposed in which the dye is transferred to form an image, and then the intermediate transfer recording medium is heated to transfer the receiving layer onto the transfer target. ing. (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-2387
No. 91)

[0004] When an image is formed on a sublimation transfer type thermal transfer sheet, a gradation image such as a face photograph can be formed precisely. However, unlike an image formed by ordinary printing ink, weather resistance, friction resistance, There is a weak point that lacks durability such as chemical resistance. As a solution, a protective layer heat transfer film having a heat transfer resin layer is superimposed on the heat transfer image, and the heat transfer resin layer having transparency is transferred using a thermal head or a heating roll, and the protective layer is transferred onto the image. Is being formed. In addition, the use of an intermediate transfer recording medium allows the transfer of the colorant to the receiving material because the receptor layer can be transferred to the material to be transferred. It is preferably used for a transferred body or the like which is easily fused. In addition, a necessary matter such as a signature is previously written or printed on the object to be transferred, and thereafter, a transfer portion on which an image such as a character or a photograph is formed is transferred from the intermediate transfer recording medium to create a print. You can also. For this reason, the intermediate transfer recording medium is preferably used for producing identification cards such as passports and prints such as credit cards and ID cards.

[0005] Prints such as passports and credit cards as described above are required to have security, that is, high reliability and security that are difficult to be forged or tampered with. For this reason, various contrivances have conventionally been made so that forgery or falsification by copying is difficult. In order to prevent forgery or falsification of a printed matter such as a passport or a credit card, the present applicant transfers, for example, an intermediate transfer recording medium provided with a hologram pattern, micro-characters, and the like in a transfer portion, and transfers the transfer portion to a transfer object. An application has already been filed for a print obtained by the above method (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-254844,
JP-A-2000-15939). According to this, it is difficult to forge or falsify an image such as a character or a face photograph formed on a print by transferring a hologram pattern or a micro character provided in a transfer portion to an object to be transferred together with the image. And high reliability and safety can be obtained.

[0006] In such cards and the like, there is an increasing number of occasions in which image and character information is provided by a thermal transfer method, and a printed matter provided with a protective layer and a hologram layer on the information is used for various purposes. . For example, in response to a request by a visually impaired person to identify information on a printed matter, Braille recording is performed on the surface of the printed matter according to the information, with the surface protruding (elevating). Various methods have been proposed for forming a Braille recording medium. For example, the following method can be mentioned. (1) A method in which a recording medium is mechanically embossed to form a pattern with a raised surface (embossing method); unevenness can be formed without being broken by the impact of the mechanical embossing. Then, a sheet having a thickness of about 100 μm or more is used as a base material. (2) A method in which a thermal transfer sheet having a layer containing a material which is foamed by heat as a thermal transfer layer is used to thermally transfer the thermal transfer layer to a recording medium as Braille information; in order to secure a projection height, high energy is applied during thermal transfer. Application is performed, or heat treatment is performed after thermal transfer. (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1-23898
No. 4, JP-A-4-333858, etc.) (3) A heat-foamable material is applied on a base material of a recording medium, and the foamable material is raised by applying energy to the foamable material by a printing machine.
A method of forming a pattern; recording is performed by applying thermal energy with a thermal head. (JP-A-7-239
No. 651)

[0007]

However, the recording medium for Braille information according to the above-mentioned conventional forming method has the following disadvantages. In the forming method according to (1), the operating noise of the printing press due to embossing is loud and noise, and since the recorded information is expressed only by the bumps, the readability of the recorded information ( Low discrimination). In the forming method according to (2) or (3), the operation noise of the printing press is smaller and quieter than in the forming method according to (1).
Further, by adding a pigment to the foam material, the distinction between the raised pattern and the base is enhanced. However, the abrasion resistance of the raised pattern portion is low, and the recorded information is deteriorated due to friction caused by the use of tactile reading with a finger, and there is a risk of misrecognition of information. As described above, the image / character information is provided by the thermal transfer method, the protective layer and the hologram layer are further provided on the information, and the printed matter further provided with the Braille information is used by a healthy person or a visually impaired person. There was a problem.

[0008] Further, it has been conventionally practiced to form image / character information on a card or the like by offset or gravure printing, and to provide a protective layer on the information by gravure printing or the like to obtain a print. The method of forming the printed matter is to prepare a printing plate in advance and create a plurality of printed matters. However, in the case of creating a printed matter in which individual information unique to each individual is prepared for each individual, the above-described printing method is not efficient, and is very laborious and costly. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a heat transfer image, a protection method, and the like can be applied to an arbitrary object (a transfer object that cannot directly form an image or a transfer object that is easily fused to a color material layer during thermal transfer). Layers and hologram layers, and further provide Braille information, and can easily add individual information to the object.
In other words, information can be added on demand, and information recording can be easily identified not only for the visually impaired but also for the healthy person, and the raised pattern portion has excellent scratch resistance, and does not cause any practical problems and its printed matter. An object is to provide a method for forming an object.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a method for forming a printed matter, in which image information and character information are provided on a transfer object by a thermal transfer method, and further, protection is performed on the information. It is characterized in that both or one of the layer and the hologram layer is provided, and further Braille information is provided. It is preferable to use a card having a built-in IC chip and a magnetic recording layer as the transfer object. The image / character information is selected from the following thermal transfer methods: 1. Direct transfer of image and character information to a transfer target After transferring image / text information to the intermediate transfer recording medium,
2. Intermediate transfer recording system for re-transfer to the transfer target The image / character information can be provided on one or both sides of the transfer object by any or a combination of the transfer methods of the transfer layer in which thermal transfer printing is performed after transferring the transfer layer to the transfer object.

[0010] The Braille information is provided in advance on the object to be transferred, or is provided directly on the object at the time of producing a print, or is provided on a thermal transfer protection layer / thermal transfer hologram layer, and is transparent or visible. Some Braille information Embossing 2. Drilling 3. 3. Thermal transfer recording of Braille information 4. Paste Braille information with adhesive 5. Foaming by direct heating of thermal transfer film 6. Foaming of thermal transfer film by laser heating 7. Dropping and fixing of hot-melt resin and photo-curing resin It is provided by any method of fixing the resin ink by the screen printing method. Transparent or visible braille information, even if transparent or translucent braille is provided, without deteriorating the appearance and function of the transferred body provided, the transferee whose healthy person is located under the braille information The background color, pattern, and the like of the image are not difficult to see in appearance. The visible Braille information may be colored so that a healthy person can easily see and observe the shape of the formed Braille portion. The thermal transfer protective layer has an ultraviolet absorber, is transferred onto the transfer target at least once, and the thermal transfer protective layer is: 1. Thermal transfer of protective layer resin film to card by direct transfer method 2. Thermal transfer of release layer during transfer by intermediate transfer method 3. Thermal transfer of plastic film It is formed by any of the methods of attaching a plastic film.

The thermal transfer protective layer has an ultraviolet absorber, is transferred at least once to an object to be transferred, and
It is preferable that the data can be transferred while avoiding the area, the magnetic code area, and the Braille information area. Further, the thermal transfer hologram layer,
The thermal transfer hologram layer is transferred at least once, and can be transferred while avoiding an IC area, a magnetic code area, and a Braille information area. 1. Thermal transfer of hologram layer resin film to transferred object by direct transfer method 2. Thermal transfer of hologram layer during transfer by intermediate transfer recording method 3. Thermal transfer of plastic hologram film with hologram It is formed by any of the methods of attaching a plastic hologram film having a hologram. It is preferable that the thermal transfer hologram layer is transferred at least once, and is transferable avoiding an IC area, a magnetic code area, and a Braille information area.

A sheet substrate provided with a resin layer and a transparent sheet provided with a receiving layer are laminated, and the transparent sheet portion including the receiving layer is subjected to half-cut treatment, and peeled between the resin layer and the transparent sheet. It is preferable that the above-mentioned image / character information is formed by thermal transfer onto an object to be transferred by using an intermediate transfer recording medium. It is preferable that the image / character information is thermally transferred onto a transfer medium by using an intermediate transfer recording medium having a release layer and a receiving layer provided on a sheet substrate in this order. The receiving layer transfer method described above uses an acceptor layer transfer sheet provided with a releasable acceptor layer on a base sheet, and transfers the acceptor layer to an object to be transferred. -Character information can be formed by thermal transfer. The printed matter of the present invention is provided with image / character information by the printed matter forming method described in any one of the above, and further provided with a protective layer or both or one of the hologram layers on the information, It is characterized in that Braille information is provided. It is preferable that the image / character information is provided by an ultraviolet reflecting ink or an absorbing ink or an infrared reflecting ink or an absorbing ink that can be recognized by a specific device.
In the printed matter of the present invention, it is preferable that a translation of Braille is formed by a thermal transfer method in the same plane of the Braille information. It is preferable that Braille meaning the image / character information is formed in the same plane of the image / character information.

[0013]

Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing one embodiment of a print 1 of the present invention, in which a person's face photograph and its personal information (address, name, age, etc.) are transferred onto an object by thermal transfer. The image / character information 2 is provided, and a portion where the protective layer 3 is provided on the information 2 and a portion where the hologram layer 4 is provided are separately formed. In addition, a Braille information recording unit 5 is formed on the transferred body. FIG.
FIG. 1A is a schematic plan view of the print 1, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ shown in the plan view.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment which is the print 1 of the present invention.
Is a card type in which an IC memory 6 is arranged and a linear magnetic recording layer 7 is provided. In the lower half area of the card, a card user's name 8 and a bar code 9 which is a number for identifying the card and a machine-readable information input symbol are provided under the name by a thermal transfer method. Further, an image 10 of a photograph of the face of the card user is provided by a thermal transfer method. Further, a protective layer 3 is provided so as to cover the name 8 and the bar code 9 as character / image information, and a hologram layer 4 is formed so as to cover the image information 2 of the face photograph 10. Further, Braille information 5 is formed on the lower side of the card by thermal transfer recording as information for specifying the card.
The IC memory 6 and the magnetic recording layer 7 are arranged in the upper half area of the card, and are located at positions where the character / image information 2, the protective layer 3, the hologram layer 4, and the Braille information 5 do not overlap. In other words, the IC memory area and the magnetic code area of the card do not overlap with the area of the character / image information 2, the protective layer 3, the hologram layer 4, and the area of the Braille information 5, and are located in the avoided area.

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing an example of an intermediate transfer recording medium used when forming a print of the present invention. The illustrated intermediate transfer recording medium 11 includes a base sheet 12
On top, a release layer 14 and a receiving layer 13 are sequentially formed. In addition, when the receiving layer 13 is transferred to the other surface of the base sheet 12, the base sheet 12 is prevented from being fused with a heating device such as a thermal head, and in order to improve slidability, heat resistance is improved. A lubricating layer 15 is provided. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing another example of the intermediate transfer recording medium used when forming the print of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4B is a schematic sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. The intermediate transfer recording medium 11 has a structure in which a resin layer 15 is provided on a sheet base material 16 and the transparent sheet 1.
And a transparent sheet portion 14 including a receiving layer 13 and a receiving layer 13 formed on the resin sheet 15 and the transparent sheet 14 in a releasable manner.
7 is given. A region surrounded by the half-cut processing 17 is a patch portion 19, and a thermal transfer image 18 is formed on the patch portion 19, and the patch portion 19 is re-transferred to a transfer target, and the image 18 is formed. With the formed receiving layer 13 facing the object to be transferred, the transparent sheet 14 covers the image as a protective layer.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment of the intermediate transfer recording medium 11 of the present invention. In an intermediate transfer recording medium 11 in which a receiving layer is formed on a transparent sheet and the transparent sheet and a sheet substrate are peelably laminated via a resin layer, the transparent sheet portion including the receiving layer is subjected to half-cut processing 17. The patch portion 19 that is separated and transferred to the transfer receiving body with the half-cut processing unit 17 as a boundary is shown in FIG. It is L-shaped with corners removed. When these patch portions 19 are re-transferred to the transfer receiving body, a partially missing portion 20 is formed. When the patch portion 19 is re-transferred to the transfer target, the patch portion 19 is partially removed from the transfer target, and has the removed portion 20. Thereby, for example, a sign panel, an IC chip, a magnetic stripe, a hologram part or a logo part of a credit card, that is, a place where image formation is not desired as a patch part, and the above-mentioned removed and partial Align the position of the part 9 that is missing. As a result, there is no image at a place where image formation is not desired, and trouble after retransfer can be prevented. FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a thermal transfer sheet used for performing thermal transfer recording of Braille information when forming a print of the present invention. This is a thermal transfer sheet 21 provided with a thermal expansion layer 24 via an adjustment layer 23.

Hereinafter, the printed matter of the present invention will be described. In the print, image information and character information are provided on a transfer target body by a thermal transfer method, and both or one of a protective layer and a hologram layer is provided on the information, and further, Braille information is formed. (Transfer object) The transfer object serving as the base of the print is not particularly limited. For example, natural fiber paper, coated paper, tracing paper, plastic film that is not deformed by heat during transfer, glass, metal, ceramics, wood , Cloth or the like. Regarding the shape and application of the transferred object, stock certificates, securities, certificates, passbooks, tickets, car horse tickets, stamps, stamps, appreciation tickets, admission tickets, tickets, etc., cash cards, credit cards, prepaid cards, members Cards, greeting cards, postcards, business cards, driver's licenses, IC cards, cards such as optical cards, cartons, cases such as containers, bags, forms, envelopes, tags, OHP sheets, slide films, bookmarks, calendars , Posters, brochures, menus, passports, POP supplies, coasters, displays, nameplates, keyboards, cosmetics, watches, lighters and other accessories, stationery, report paper, stationery, building materials, panels, emblems, keys, cloth, clothing, Equipment such as footwear, radio, television, calculator, OA equipment, various samples , Album, In addition, computer graphics output, medical image output, etc., do not ask the kind.

However, in the present invention, the card to be transferred preferably has a built-in IC chip and a magnetic recording layer. As the IC card incorporating the above-described IC chip, a conventionally known IC card can be used, and an antenna, an IC chip, a coil, and the like are provided on a card base material, and these are covered with an upper covering material. Or a contact type IC card having an external connection terminal exposed on the surface of a card having an IC chip, a coil, and the like. An IC chip is an integrated circuit in which a CPU, a memory, and the like are connected by wiring, and the integrated circuit has an address,
Various fixed information (unchangeable information) such as personal data such as names
Also, various variable information such as the number of points and the number of remaining points according to the amount of money used can be recorded. As the variable information, data that has changed from the initial data can be stored as a history. (It has about 100 times the storage capacity using a magnetic tape.) A card having a magnetic recording layer is a so-called magnetic card, a card having a magnetic stripe, and mainly various types of variable cards. Information can be recorded on the IC
The information to be recorded can be used properly when used together with the chip.

(Image Information / Character Information) Image / character information can be obtained from the following thermal transfer methods: 1. Direct transfer of image and character information to a transfer target After transferring image / text information to the intermediate transfer recording medium,
2. Intermediate transfer recording system for re-transfer to the transfer target The image / character information is provided on one side or both sides of the transfer object by any one or combination of the transfer method of the transfer layer in which thermal transfer printing is performed after transferring the transfer layer to the transfer object.

In any of the above-described thermal transfer systems, the image / character information to be recorded can use one or both of a fusion transfer system and a sublimation transfer system for one print. Information recording by the melt transfer method
Because of its high density and excellent sharpness, it is suitable for information recording of binary images such as characters. Further, in the sublimation transfer method, since the transfer amount of the dye can be controlled in accordance with the amount of applied energy, it is possible to form a gradation image in which the image density is controlled for each dot of the thermal head. Further, since the coloring material to be used is a dye, the formed image has transparency, and excellent reproducibility of an intermediate color when dyes of different colors are superimposed. Therefore, when a thermal transfer ink layer (dye layer) of three colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan, or black and the like is added as necessary, and the dyes of each color are transferred onto the thermal transfer image receiving sheet in a superimposed manner, High-quality photographic full-color image information excellent in reproducibility of intermediate colors can be formed.

The hot-melt ink layer constituting the image / character information of the print of the present invention comprises a colorant and a vehicle,
Further, various additives may be added as necessary.
The colorant is preferably an organic or inorganic pigment or dye having good properties as a recording material, for example, a colorant having a sufficient coloring density and not discoloring by light, heat, temperature, or the like. As the colorant, cyan, magenta, yellow and the like can be used, but a black colorant capable of printing clear characters and symbols at high density is preferable. The hot-melt ink layer contains not only a colorant that can be identified in the visible light range, but also a substance that can be identified by reflection or absorption with ultraviolet or infrared rays, and can be used for ultraviolet reflection or Image / text information can be provided by absorbing ink or infrared reflecting or absorbing ink. The use of such an ink can improve security such as forgery and alteration prevention of a printed matter. These inks may be colored or colorless under visible light.

Examples of the UV absorber include cinnamic acid derivatives, aminobenzoic acid derivatives, salicylic acid derivatives, benzophenone derivatives, urocanic acid derivatives, and various UV absorbers conventionally used. In addition, inorganic powders such as titanium oxide and zinc oxide, which have an effect of scattering ultraviolet rays, are used as ultraviolet reflectors for reflecting the irradiated ultraviolet rays, and these are less likely to be absorbed percutaneously and are safe. It is preferable from the viewpoint of sex. Examples of the infrared absorber include immonium, aminium, and anthraquinone-based compounds. Further, examples of the infrared reflector include ZnO, SnO ₂ , and phthalocyanine pigments. As a vehicle for the hot-melt ink layer, a mixture containing wax as a main component and other derivatives of wax, drying oil, resin, mineral oil, cellulose, and rubber is used. Representative examples of the wax include microcrystalline wax, carnauba wax, and paraffin wax. Furthermore, various waxes such as Fischer-Tropsch wax, various low molecular weight polyethylene, wood wax, beeswax, spermaceti, Ibota wax, wool wax, shellac wax, candelilla wax, petrolactam, partially modified wax, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, etc. Used.

However, when the transfer object is a sheet (card) made of polyvinyl chloride, adhesiveness to the sheet,
From the viewpoint of scratch resistance, it is more preferable to use the following resin binder. Acrylic resin, acrylic resin + chloride rubber, acrylic resin + vinyl chloride / vinyl acetate copolymer resin, acrylic resin + cellulose resin, vinyl chloride / vinyl acetate copolymer resin, etc. As a method for forming a heat-meltable ink layer on a base material or on a release layer previously provided on the base material, there are hot melt coat, hot lacquer coat, gravure coat, gravure reverse coat, roll coat and many other means. And a method of applying the above ink. The thickness of the ink layer to be formed should be determined so as to balance the required density with the thermal sensitivity.
A range of 0 μm is preferred. Prior to the formation of the hot-melt ink layer, it is preferable to form a release layer on the substrate in order to facilitate the release of the ink layer from the substrate during thermal transfer. Such a release layer is formed from a release agent such as a wax, a silicone wax, a silicone resin, a fluorine resin, an acrylic resin, a cellulose resin, a vinyl chloride / vinyl acetate copolymer resin, and a nitrified cotton resin as described above. The forming method is the same as in the case of the hot-melt ink layer.

A sublimation transfer type thermal transfer sheet having a dye layer which is a layer in which a dye is carried on a binder resin for recording image / character information of the printed matter of the present invention is also included. As the dye to be used, a dye used in a thermal transfer sheet of a conventionally known heat-sensitive sublimation transfer system can be used, and there is no particular limitation. Specifically, for example, as a yellow dye, Holon Brilliant Yellow S
-6GL, PTY-52, Macrolex Yellow S-
6G and the like, and as a red dye, MS Red, Macrolex Red Violet R, Celes Red 7B,
Samarone Red HBSL, SK Rubin SEGL, and the like. Further, as a blue dye, Kayaset Blue 71
4. Waxolin Blue AP-FW, Holon Brilliant Blue SR, MS Blue 100, Daito Blue N
o. 1 and the like.

The binder used in the dye layer may be any of the binders used in the thermal transfer sheet of the conventionally known thermal sublimation transfer system, and is not particularly limited. Specifically, cellulosic resins such as ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, and cellulose acetate butyrate; Resins and the like can be mentioned, and polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl butyral are particularly preferable from the viewpoint of heat resistance and heat transfer property of the dye. Further, in the present invention, the following releasable graft copolymer can be used as a releasing agent or a binder instead of the above-mentioned binder. These releasable graft copolymers are obtained by graft-polymerizing at least one releasable segment selected from a polysiloxane segment, a fluorocarbon segment, a fluorohydrocarbon segment, or a long-chain alkyl segment on the polymer main chain. Things. In addition, a releasable segment (a type not graft polymerized to the polymer main chain) such as a phosphate ester surfactant or a fluorine surfactant can be added to the dye layer binder. Among them, particularly preferred is a graft copolymer obtained by grafting a polysiloxane segment to a main chain composed of a polyvinyl acetal resin. Such a graft copolymer is obtained, for example, by reacting a polysiloxane having a functional group with a diisocyanate to produce a silicone chain for grafting, and grafting the silicone chain for grafting to polyvinyl acetal.

When such a graft copolymer is used as a releasing agent for a dye layer, the content of the releasing segment in the releasing agent is preferably 10 to 80% by weight in the graft copolymer. When the amount of the releasable segment is too small, the releasability becomes insufficient. On the other hand, when the amount is too large, the compatibility with the binder is reduced, and problems such as dye transferability occur. Further, when the above release agent is added to the dye layer,
It can be used alone or as a mixture, and its addition amount is preferably 1 to 40 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the binder resin. If the amount is too small, the releasing effect is insufficient.If the amount is too large, the transferability of the dye in the dye layer and the film strength decrease, and the discoloration of the dye in the dye layer and the storage stability of the thermal transfer sheet occur. Is not preferred.

On the other hand, when the above graft copolymer is used as a binder for a dye layer, the content of the releasable segment in the binder resin is such that the amount of the releasable segment in the binder resin is 0.5 to 40% by weight. % Is preferable, and if the amount of the releasable segment is too small, the releasability of the dye layer becomes insufficient. It is not preferable because the discoloration of the dye in the dye layer and the storage stability of the thermal transfer sheet occur. The dye layer can contain various known additives as necessary in addition to the above-described dye and binder. The formation of the dye layer is performed, for example, by applying and drying an ink prepared by dissolving or dispersing the above dye, binder, and other additives in an appropriate solvent by a known means such as a gravure coating method. Can be. The thickness of the dye layer can be about 0.2 to 5 μm, preferably about 0.4 to 2 μm, and the dye in the dye is 5 to 90% by weight, preferably about 10 to 70% by weight.

As the above-mentioned hot-melt ink layer or dye layer, the same base sheet as that used in the conventional thermal transfer sheet can be used as it is, and other materials can be used. There is no particular limitation. Specific examples of preferred substrate sheets include, for example, glassine paper, condenser paper, tissue paper such as paraffin paper, polyester, polypropylene, cellophane, polycarbonate,
Examples include plastics such as cellulose acetate, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, nylon, polyimide, polyvinylidene chloride, and ionomer, and a base sheet in which these are combined with the paper. The thickness of the base sheet can be appropriately changed depending on the material so that the strength, heat resistance and the like are appropriate, but the thickness is preferably 3 to 100 μm.

When recording the image / character information by the above-mentioned thermal transfer method on a transfer receiving body, it is preferable to form a receiving layer on the transfer receiving body in order to fix the thermal transfer ink.
In particular, when image / character information is recorded by a sublimation transfer method, it is necessary to provide a receptor layer to be dyed to fix the sublimable dye. The receiving layer can be formed directly on the transfer object or via a primer layer. The configuration of the receiving layer is different depending on the recording method of the heat-melt transfer recording and the sublimation transfer recording. Also,
In the thermal fusion transfer recording, the colored transfer layer can be thermally transferred directly from the thermal transfer sheet to the transparent sheet without providing the receiving layer. The receiving layer of the heat-melt transfer recording and the sublimation transfer recording has a function of receiving a color material transferred from a heat transfer sheet by heating, and particularly, in the case of a sublimable dye, receives the colorant and simultaneously develops the color. It is desired that the dye once received is not resublimated.

The receiving layer is generally composed mainly of a thermoplastic resin. Examples of the material for forming the receiving layer include polyolefin resins such as polypropylene, vinyl chloride / vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer, halogenated polymers such as polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinyl acetate, and polyacryl. Examples include polyester resins such as esters, polystyrene resins, polyamide resins, copolymer resins of olefins such as ethylene and propylene with other vinyl monomers, ionomers, cellulose resins such as cellulose diacetate, and polycarbonate resins. Particularly preferred among them are polyester resins, vinyl chloride / vinyl acetate copolymers, and mixtures thereof.

At the time of image formation, for the purpose of preventing fusion of the thermal transfer sheet having the colored transfer layer with the receiving layer or a decrease in printing sensitivity, a release agent is mixed with the receiving layer in sublimation transfer recording. it can. Preferred release agents used in combination include silicone oil, phosphate ester surfactants, fluorine surfactants, and the like, with silicone oil being preferred. Epoxy-modified, vinyl-modified, alkyl-modified,
Modified silicone oils such as amino-modified, carboxyl-modified, alcohol-modified, fluorine-modified, alkyl aralkyl polyether-modified, epoxy / polyether-modified, and polyether-modified are preferred.

One or more release agents are used. Further, the amount of the release agent to be added is as follows.
0.5 to 30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight is preferred. If the addition amount is not satisfied, problems such as fusion between the sublimation-type thermal transfer sheet and the receptor layer or reduction in printing sensitivity may occur. By adding such a release agent to the receptor layer, the release agent bleeds out on the surface of the receptor layer after the transfer to form a release layer. Further, these release agents may be separately coated on the receiving layer without being added to the receiving layer. The receiving layer is formed by dissolving a resin as described above and necessary additives such as a mold release agent on a transparent sheet in an appropriate organic solvent, or gravure coating a dispersion of an organic solvent or water. It is applied and dried by a known forming means such as gravure reverse coat, roll coat and the like to form. In forming the receiving layer, the receiving layer may have any thickness, but generally has a thickness of 1 to 50 g / m ^{2 in} a dry state. Further, such a receiving layer is preferably a continuous coating, but may be formed as a discontinuous coating using a resin emulsion or a water-soluble resin or a resin dispersion. Further, an antistatic agent may be coated on the receiving layer in order to stabilize the transfer of the thermal transfer printer.

When recording image / character information on a transfer object by the thermal transfer method, the receiving layer is provided on the transfer object as described above, and image / character information can be recorded on the transfer object by the direct transfer method. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an intermediate transfer recording method in which image / character information is transferred to a conventionally known intermediate transfer recording medium and then re-transferred to a transfer target, or a receiving layer is formed on the transfer target After the transfer, recording may be performed by a receptor layer transfer system in which thermal transfer printing is performed. The receiving layer transfer sheet used in the receiving layer transfer method is provided with a releasable receiving layer on a substrate, and a conventionally known receiving layer transfer sheet can be used.

(Protective Layer) The printed matter of the present invention is provided with a protective layer on the image / character information by the thermal transfer method to provide abrasion resistance.
Various durability such as light resistance can be improved. The protective layer comprises: 1. Thermal transfer of protective layer resin film to card by direct transfer method 2. Thermal transfer of release layer during transfer by intermediate transfer method 3. Thermal transfer of plastic film It is formed on the image / text information by one of the methods of attaching a plastic film.

The thermal transfer method of the protective layer resin film of the above 1 uses a protective layer transfer sheet having a releasable protective layer provided on a base sheet. The protective layer transfer sheet has a configuration in which at least a heat transferable protective layer is provided on a base sheet,
A release layer is provided between the substrate sheet and the heat transferable protective layer to improve the release property of the protective layer from the substrate sheet during thermal transfer of the protective layer to the object to be transferred. In addition, by providing an adhesive layer, the adhesiveness between the transfer target and the protective layer can be improved. The base sheet used for the protective layer transfer sheet may be the same as the base sheet used for the thermal transfer sheet when forming the character / image information by thermal transfer.

The heat transferable protective layer provided releasably on the base sheet may be a multi-layered heat transferable protective layer or a single-layered heat transferable protective layer. The heat transferable protective layer can be formed of various resins known as layer forming resins. As the protective layer forming resin, for example, a polyester resin, a polycarbonate resin, an acrylic resin, an ultraviolet absorbing resin, an epoxy resin, a polystyrene resin, a polyurethane resin, an acrylic urethane resin, a resin obtained by modifying each of these resins with silicone, Examples thereof include a mixture of each resin, an ionizing radiation-curable resin, and an ultraviolet-absorbing resin. Among the above, polyester resin, polycarbonate resin, acrylic resin, ultraviolet absorbing resin, containing at least one resin of epoxy resin is excellent in workability of coating, imparting light resistance, etc., Particularly preferred.

The protective layer containing the ionizing radiation-curable resin has particularly excellent plasticizer resistance and abrasion resistance. As the ionizing radiation-curable resin, known ones can be used.For example, a radical polymerizable polymer or oligomer is cross-linked and cured by irradiation with ionizing radiation, and a photopolymerization initiator is added as necessary, and an electron beam is irradiated. And those polymerized and cross-linked by ultraviolet rays can be used. The protective layer containing an ultraviolet absorbing resin is excellent in imparting light resistance to a print. As the ultraviolet absorbing resin, for example, a resin obtained by reacting and bonding a reactive ultraviolet absorber to a thermoplastic resin or the above ionizing radiation curable resin can be used. More specifically, addition-polymerizable double-sides are added to conventionally known non-reactive organic ultraviolet absorbers such as salicylate, benzophenone, benzotriazole, substituted acrylonitrile, nickel chelate, and hindered amine. Examples thereof include those in which a reactive group such as a bond (for example, a vinyl group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, etc.), an alcoholic hydroxyl group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, an epoxy group, and an isocyanate group is introduced.

The thermal transferable protective layer formed of the print in the present invention may contain an ultraviolet absorbent as an ultraviolet absorbent resin as described above, or a conventional ultraviolet absorbent is added to the thermal transfer protective layer. It may be added as an agent. In the protective layer transfer sheet, an additive such as microsilica can be added to the heat transferable protective layer as needed. However,
When an additive is added, the transparency of the protective layer is reduced, and in order to prevent the underlying thermal transfer image from being blurred, in the case of particles, the range of the particle size is restricted or the amount added is adjusted. I do. The heat transferable protective layer as described above is usually formed to a thickness of about 0.5 to 10 μm, though it depends on the type of the resin for forming the protective layer.

When the protective layer does not easily peel off from the substrate sheet during thermal transfer, a release layer can be formed between the substrate sheet and the protective layer. The release layer can be formed of, for example, various waxes such as silicone wax, and resins such as silicone resin, fluororesin, acrylic resin, polyurethane resin, polyvinylpyrrolidone resin, polyvinyl alcohol resin, and polyvinyl acetal resin.
Among the above-mentioned resins, as the acrylic resin, a simple substance such as acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, or a resin copolymerized with another monomer or the like is preferable, and is excellent in adhesion to the base sheet and release from the protective layer. ing.

The release layer can be appropriately selected from those that migrate to the transfer object during thermal transfer, those that remain on the substrate sheet side, and those that undergo cohesive failure. The release layer is left on the substrate sheet side by the thermal transfer, and the interface between the release layer and the protective layer is made to be the surface of the protective layer after the thermal transfer. It is preferably performed because it is excellent in terms of transfer stability and the like. The method for forming the release layer may be the same as the method for forming the protective layer described above for the heat transferable protective layer.
About 5 μm is sufficient. If a matte protective layer is desired after the transfer, various particles are included in the release layer, or the surface of the release layer on the main protective layer side is matted to form a matte surface. You can do it.
In addition, if the releasability from the substrate sheet and the protective layer is good, the protective layer can be directly peeled off from the substrate sheet by thermal transfer without providing the release layer.

Further, it is preferable to provide an adhesive layer on the outermost surface of the transferable protective layer of the protective layer transfer sheet in order to improve the adhesiveness of the protective layer to the object to be transferred. As the adhesive layer, any of conventionally known adhesives and heat-sensitive adhesives can be used, but it is more preferable that the adhesive layer be formed from a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature of 50 ° C to 100 ° C. For example, polyester resin, polycarbonate resin , Butyral resin, acrylic resin, ultraviolet absorber resin, epoxy resin, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, polyamide resin, vinyl chloride resin, etc. It is preferable to select those having. Particularly, the adhesive layer contains at least one resin of polyester resin, polycarbonate resin, butyral resin, acrylic resin, ultraviolet absorbing resin, and epoxy resin. The transfer sheet is preferably used because it is excellent in terms of improved blocking resistance in the wound state of the transfer sheet and adhesion to the transfer target.

As the above-mentioned ultraviolet absorbing resin, a resin obtained by reacting and bonding a reactive ultraviolet absorber to a thermoplastic resin or an ionizing radiation curable resin in the same manner as described for the heat transferable protective layer is used. Can be. Further, it is preferable that the adhesive layer contains microsilica. The resin constituting the adhesive layer as described above, if necessary, by applying and drying a coating solution to which other additives have been added, preferably forms the adhesive layer with a thickness of about 0.5 to 10 μm. . In the protective layer transfer sheet, the transferable protective layer described above may be provided alone on the base material sheet, or a dye layer of each color of Y (yellow), M (magenta), C (cyan), or a heat fusible layer. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the ink layer and the ink layer are provided sequentially.

When the protective layer is thermally transferred by thermal transfer of the release layer at the time of transfer by the intermediate transfer method, an intermediate transfer recording medium having a release layer and a receiving layer formed on a base sheet in order is used, and the thermal transfer is performed on the receiving layer. An image is formed, and thereafter, the transfer layer is transferred to the transfer-receiving body with the image-formed receiving layer facing down, so that the release layer is the outermost surface, and the release layer functions as a protective layer. The release layer is usually an acrylic skeleton resin, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, cellulose acetate and thermosetting acrylic resin, melamine resin, nitrocellulose resin,
And a mixture with polyethylene wax, and it is particularly preferable to use an acrylic skeleton resin as a main component. In order to adjust the adhesion between the release layer and the substrate sheet, a polyester resin or the like is preferably used.

The release layer is prepared, for example, by dissolving or dispersing an acrylic skeleton resin and a polyester resin in a suitable solvent to prepare a release layer coating liquid, and then applying this onto a substrate sheet by gravure printing, screen printing, or the like. It can be formed by applying and drying by means such as a reverse coating method using a gravure plate. The thickness after drying is usually 0.1 to 10 μm. The base sheet of the above-mentioned intermediate transfer recording medium can be the same as the base sheet of the thermal transfer sheet for forming the character / image information described above, and the receiving layer is also described above. The same one as the receiving layer formed directly on the transfer medium can be used.

When the protective layer is formed by thermal transfer of various plastic films such as polyethylene terephthalate, a sheet substrate provided with a resin layer and a transparent sheet provided with a receiving layer are laminated, and the resin layer and the transparent sheet are laminated. This is a method using an intermediate transfer recording medium that separates between the two. And
On the receiving body, character / image information is formed by thermal transfer to the receiving layer of the intermediate transfer recording medium, the receiving layer and the transparent sheet are integrated, and the receiving layer surface and the receiving body come into contact with each other, It is transcribed on the transfer target. Therefore, a print is obtained in which a transparent sheet, that is, a protective layer of a plastic film is formed on the receiving layer on which the character / image information is formed. Hereinafter, each layer of the intermediate transfer recording medium will be described.

The intermediate transfer recording medium in which a sheet base material provided with a resin layer and a transparent sheet provided with a receiving layer are laminated is preferably such that the transparent sheet portion including the receiving layer is subjected to half-cut processing. The transparent sheet functions as a protective layer in such a manner that the transparent sheet portion is cut at the boundary where the half-cut processing is performed and the transparent sheet covers the image forming section. Any material may be used as long as it has durability, such as transparency, weather resistance, friction resistance, and chemical resistance.
For example, 0.5-100 μm, preferably 10-40 μm
m thick polyethylene terephthalate film,
1,4-polycyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate film, polyethylene naphthalate film, polyphenylene sulfide film, polystyrene film, polypropylene film, polysulfone film,
Cellulose derivatives such as aramid film, polycarbonate film, polyvinyl alcohol film, cellophane, and cellulose acetate; and plastic films such as polyethylene film, polyvinyl chloride film, nylon film, polyimide film, and ionomer film. Particularly, as a transparent sheet, a polyethylene terephthalate film is preferable in terms of durability performance, availability, and the like.

The side of the transparent sheet facing the resin layer may be subjected to a release treatment to facilitate separation between the resin layer and the transparent sheet. The release treatment is to provide a release layer on a transparent sheet, and to use waxes, silicone wax, silicone resin, fluororesin, acrylic resin, polyvinyl alcohol resin, cellulose derivative resin, etc. The coating solution containing the polymer can be formed by applying and drying by a conventionally known forming method such as a gravure printing method, a screen printing method, or a reverse roll coating method using a gravure plate. The thickness of the release layer is 0.1 to 10 g / m ^{2 in} a dry state.
It is about. The receiving layer provided on the transparent sheet may be the same as the receiving layer directly provided on the transfer-receiving member described above.

The sheet base material used in the above-mentioned intermediate transfer recording medium is not particularly limited. Fine paper, art paper, coated paper, cast coated paper, wallpaper,
Backing paper, synthetic resin or emulsion impregnated paper, synthetic rubber latex impregnated paper, synthetic resin internal paper, paperboard, etc., cellulose fiber paper, or polyester, polyacrylate, polycarbonate, polyurethane, polyimide, polyetherimide, cellulose derivative, polyethylene, polyethylene,
Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polypropylene, polystyrene, acrylic, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral,
Nylon, polyetheretherketone, polysulfone, polyethersulfone, tetrafluoroethylene / perfluoroalkylvinylether, polyvinylfluoride, tetrafluoroethylene / ethylene, tetrafluoroethylene / hexafluoropropylene, polychlorotrifluoroethylene, polyvinylidenefluor Films such as rides.

The sheet substrate preferably has a thickness of 10 μm to 100 μm. If the sheet substrate is too thin, the resulting intermediate transfer recording medium loses the so-called stiffness and cannot be transported by a thermal transfer printer, or the intermediate transfer recording medium cannot be curled. And wrinkles occur. On the other hand, if the sheet base material is too thick, the resulting intermediate transfer recording medium is too thick, the force for transporting and driving the thermal transfer printer is too large,
The printer malfunctions or cannot be transported normally.

The resin layer provided on the sheet substrate can be formed by a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a simple adhesive layer, or an extrusion coating layer (EC). The adhesive layer
It can be formed using any conventionally known solvent-based and water-based pressure-sensitive adhesives. As the adhesive, for example, vinyl acetate resin, acrylic resin, vinyl acetate-acryl copolymer, vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyurethane resin, natural rubber, chloroprene rubber, nitrile rubber And the like. The coating amount of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is generally about 8 to 30 g / m ² (solid content), and a conventionally known method, that is, gravure coating,
The composition is applied onto a release sheet by a method such as gravure reverse coating, roll coating, comma coating, and die coating, and dried to form an adhesive layer. The adhesive strength of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is the peel strength between the transparent sheet and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and is defined by JIS Z
In the peeling method at 180 ° according to 0237, 5 to 5
It is desirable to set the range to about 1,000 gf / inch. It is preferable to select and use the kind of the pressure-sensitive adhesive and the amount of coating such that the peel strength is within the above range when the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed on the sheet substrate. In addition, a method such as dry lamination or hot melt lamination of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer can be adopted for providing the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the sheet substrate and laminating the transparent sheet and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.

The simple adhesive layer is made of a latex of an acrylic resin such as styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber (SBR), acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer rubber (NBR) or polyacrylate, a rubber resin, a wax, or a mixture thereof. It is preferable to form a transparent sheet and a simple adhesive layer by heating and laminating the transparent sheet and the simple adhesive layer on a sheet base material by heating. Then, the simple adhesive layer after the transparent sheet and the sheet substrate are peeled off has reduced tackiness, and the transparent sheet and the sheet substrate cannot be bonded again. When such a simple adhesive layer is used, a primer layer may be provided between the sheet substrate and the simple adhesive layer.

Further, as a resin layer, an EC is formed on a sheet base material.
Layers can be provided. The thermoplastic resin forming the EC layer does not essentially adhere to the transparent sheet and is not particularly limited as long as the resin has extrusion (extrusion) processing characteristics. Thus, a polyolefin-based resin having no essential adhesiveness and excellent workability is particularly preferable. Specifically, LDPE, MDPE, HDPE, PP resin and the like can be used, and when these resins are extruded and coated, by using a mat roll as a cooling roll,
The matte surface can be transferred to the surface of the C layer to form fine irregularities, and opacity can be imparted to the EC layer. Further, an opaque EC layer can be formed by kneading a white pigment such as calcium carbonate or titanium oxide with the above-mentioned polyolefin resin. The EC layer does not need to be a single layer, and may be formed of two or more layers. The peel strength from the transparent sheet can be adjusted by the processing temperature and the resin type at the time of extrusion. Thus, at the same time as the extrusion processing of the EC layer on the sheet base material, the sheet base material and the transparent sheet can be laminated via the EC layer by so-called EC lamination.

When a resin layer is provided on the sheet substrate, a primer layer may be provided on the surface of the sheet substrate to improve the adhesion between the sheet substrate and the resin layer. Also,
Instead of the primer layer, a corona discharge treatment can be applied to the sheet substrate surface. For the primer layer, a coating solution prepared by dissolving or dispersing a polyester resin, polyacrylate resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, polyurethane resin, polyamide resin, polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, etc. in a solvent is prepared. Then, it can be formed by the same method as the means for forming the receiving layer.
The thickness of the primer layer is 0.1 to 5 g / m ^{2 in} a dry state.
It is about. The above-mentioned primer layer can be similarly formed between the transparent sheet and the receiving layer.

In the above-mentioned intermediate transfer recording medium, it is preferable that the transparent sheet portion including the receiving layer is subjected to half-cut processing. The method of forming this half cut is performed by inserting an intermediate transfer recording medium between the upper die having the cutter blade and the pedestal, and moving the upper die up and down, a cylinder type rotary cutter method, and a laser processing means. There is no particular limitation as long as it can be half-cut, such as a heat treatment method. With the half-cut processing portion as a boundary, the portion excluding the patch portion is peeled in advance, and the receiving layer provided on the transparent sheet remains only in the patch portion of the image forming portion during image formation. If you remove debris like this,
When re-transferring the image to the transfer target, the transparent sheet is not cut at the half-cut portion, and the edge of the patch portion is transferred to the transfer target in a sharp shape. .

The half-cut processing unit 7 often performs continuous cutting in units of one rotation around the image forming unit. A part can be prevented from peeling off the half-cut part during handling such as transporting the thermal transfer printer. However,
In the above processing, when the patch portion, which is the area surrounded by the half-cut process, is re-transferred to the transfer target, the uncut portion is melted, and the portion surrounded by one continuous round including the half cut is removed. The length of the uncut is desirably as short as about 0.1 to 0.5 mm so that the uncut is transferred to the transfer target. It is also possible to provide processing by a perforation in which half-cut and uncut are repeatedly provided. For the perforation, for example, the length of the cut portion is 2 mm or more.
5mm, length of uncut part is 0.1mm ~ 0.5mm
The degree is preferably used. The above perforation processing,
It can also be formed by a method in which an intermediate transfer recording medium is inserted between the upper die having the sewing machine blade and the pedestal and the upper die is moved up and down, or a cylinder type rotary cutter method.

However, in the half-cut processing, if the cut portion is too deep in the depth direction and is cut not only to the transparent sheet portion but also to the sheet base material, the intermediate transfer recording is performed by the half-cut processing portion during the transport of the printer. The medium is cut, and transport troubles are likely to occur. On the other hand, the cut portion is too shallow in the depth direction in the half cut process, for example, only the receiving layer is subjected to half cut, and if the transparent sheet is not subjected to half cut,
When the patch portion is re-transferred to the transfer target, the patch does not peel off between the resin layer and the transparent sheet. Therefore, FIG.
As shown in (1), it is preferable that the depth of the half-cut processing is such that it penetrates through the receiving layer and the transparent sheet and penetrates a little in the thickness direction of the resin layer. The half cut processing of the present invention
It is preferable to form it on the receiving layer of the intermediate transfer recording medium described above before forming an image. However, after forming an image on the receiving layer of the intermediate transfer recording medium, it is also possible to perform half-cut processing in accordance with the image area.

When the protective layer is formed by a plastic film sticking method, a laminate film having an adhesive layer provided on a transparent film typified by a polyethylene terephthalate film is provided with character / image information. It is attached to the transfer object by heat and pressure, that is, the entire laminated film is heat-sealed to the transfer object. As the transparent film, the same transparent sheet as used for the thermal transfer of the plastic film can be used. The adhesive layer in the laminate film is, for example, polyurethane-based, polyester-based, polyamide-based, epoxy-based, poly (meth) acryl-based, polyvinyl acetate-based, polyolefin-based, casein, wax, ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid It can be formed using various types of laminating adhesives such as a solvent type, an aqueous type, a non-solvent type, or a hot-melt type, which contains a copolymer or a polybutadiene-based vehicle as a main component. The formation of the adhesive layer, laminating adhesive as described above, for example, roll coating, gravure coating, knife coating, deb coating, spray coating, coating with other coating methods, solvent, diluent and the like by drying Can be done. The amount of the laminating adhesive applied is preferably about 0.1 to 5 g / m ² (dry state).

The adhesive layer of the laminate film is
The transparent film may be formed by laminating a heat-sealing resin as shown below. Examples of the heat-sealable resin include resins that can be melted and fused to each other by heat, and specifically, low-density polyethylene, medium-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, and linear (linear).
Low density polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ionomer resin, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer, ethylene-propylene copolymer, methyl Acid-modified polyolefin resin obtained by modifying a polyolefin resin such as pentene polymer, polybutene polymer, polyethylene or polypropylene with an unsaturated carboxylic acid such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, polyvinyl acetate Resin, poly (meth) acrylic resin, polyvinyl chloride resin and the like can be used. The thickness of such a heat-sealing resin layer can be set within a range of 5 to 300 μm, preferably 10 to 100 μm.

(Hologram Layer) The printed matter of the present invention is provided with a hologram layer on the character / image information provided by the thermal transfer method, thereby improving the forgery / alteration prevention property and improving the design / decorability. Can be improved. The hologram layer covers the receiving layer after being transferred to the object to be transferred, so that a print with a hologram pattern can be obtained. The print provided with the hologram pattern has a decorative effect and is preferably used when security is required such as a credit card or a passport because it is difficult to forge by copying or the like. As the material for forming the hologram layer, conventionally known materials can be used,
There is no particular limitation. Also, it can be formed by a method similar to the conventional method.

The transparent evaporation layer is usually provided on the side of the receiving layer in contact with the hologram layer. Since this transparent vapor-deposited layer has a different refractive index from other layers, in the formed print,
It has the effect of raising the pattern of the hologram. As a material for forming the transparent vapor-deposited layer, conventionally known materials, for example, metal oxides such as ZnS, TiO ₂ , SiO ₂ , and Cr ₂ O ₃ and sulfides can be used, and there is no particular limitation. Further, it can be formed by a method similar to a conventional method such as a vacuum evaporation method and a sputtering method. This hologram layer can be formed by thermal transfer on the character / image information of the transfer object in the same manner as the above-described protective layer. That is, 1. 1. Thermal transfer of hologram layer resin film to transferred object by direct transfer method 2. Thermal transfer of hologram layer during transfer by intermediate transfer recording method 3. Thermal transfer of plastic hologram film with hologram The hologram layer can be formed by any of the methods of attaching a plastic hologram film having a hologram.

(Braille Information) In the printed matter of the present invention, character / image information is provided by a thermal transfer system, and a protective layer,
The configuration is such that both or one of the hologram layers is provided, and further, the Braille information is provided. The Braille information is provided in advance on the object to be transferred, or is provided directly on the object to be transferred at the time of producing a print, or is provided on the thermal transfer protection layer / thermal transfer hologram layer. Braille information that is transparent or visible is: Embossing 2. Drilling 3. 3. Thermal transfer recording of Braille information 4. Paste Braille information with adhesive 5. Foaming by direct heating of thermal transfer film 6. Foaming of thermal transfer film by laser heating 7. Dropping and fixing of hot-melt resin and photo-curing resin It is provided by any method of fixing resin ink by screen printing.

In the present invention, the Braille information is meant to include not only Braille, but also information of a lively image and a three-dimensional image that can be used even by a sighted person so that the visually impaired person can touch and read it. First, the above method of forming Braille information 1 or 2 is a method for forming Braille conventionally, in which a transferred body is sandwiched between a base of a female (concave) and a male (convex) that meshes with the female, It is for embossing or perforating the transferred object.

Further, the method of forming the Braille information of 3 above by thermal transfer recording is to transfer a convex portion of the thermal expansion layer to a transfer object using a thermal transfer sheet provided with at least a thermal expansion layer on a base sheet. Formed. That is, it is a thermal transfer sheet for forming a raised image. As the base sheet used for the thermal transfer sheet, the same base sheet used for the conventional thermal transfer sheet can be used as it is, and is not particularly limited. Specifically, there may be mentioned those similar to the base sheet used in the thermal transfer sheet for recording character / image information described above.

The thermal expansion layer comprises a thermal foaming agent and a resin binder. The thermal blowing agent is a conventionally known one, for example, azodicarbonamide, azobisisobutyronitrile, dinitrosopentamethylenetetramine, N, N'dinitroso-N, N'dimethylterephthalamide, P-toluenesulfonylhydrazide, Hydrazolcarbonamide, P-
Organic blowing agents such as toluenesulfonyl azide and acetone-P-sulfonylhydrazone; inorganic blowing agents such as sodium bicarbonate, ammonium carbonate and ammonium bicarbonate;
Thermally expandable microcapsules containing a solvent that volatilizes at a low temperature are included therein.

In the present invention, heat-expandable microcapsules are particularly preferable, and those having a capsule structure in which a hydrocarbon volatilized at a low temperature is contained in a wall material made of a resin are preferable. The heat-expandable microcapsules are preferably those whose volume expands by heating at a specific temperature to about 100 times that of an unheated state. Hydrocarbons encapsulated in the heat-expandable microcapsules include methyl chloride, methyl bromide, trichloroethane, dichloroethane, n-butane, n-heptane, n-propane, n-hexane, and n
-Aliphatic hydrocarbons having a fluorine atom such as pentane, isobutane, isoheptane, neopentane, petroleum ether, and freon, or a mixture of a plurality of these hydrocarbons. As wall materials for the heat-expandable microcapsules, vinylidene chloride, vinyl chloride, acrylonitrile,
Examples include styrene, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, and copolymers and blends of these resins. May be.

The particle diameter of the heat-expandable microcapsules is 0.1 μm to 50 μm, preferably 0.1 μm to 30 μm.
m, more preferably 0.1 μm to 6 μm. Such heat-expandable microcapsules are, for example, F-20, F-30, F-30VS, F-40, F-40 of "Matsumoto Microsphere" series manufactured by Matsumoto Yushi Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
-50, F-80S, F-82, F-85, F-80V
S, F-100, etc., manufactured by Nippon Ferrite Co., Ltd.
It is commercially available as the “Expancel” series. By reducing the particle size of the heat-expandable microcapsules,
The reproducibility of the edge portion at the time of transfer can be excellent, and the transfer omission can be prevented. If it exceeds 50 μm, the reproducibility of the edge portion is inferior and the transfer omission occurs.

Examples of the resin binder for the thermal expansion layer include phenoxy resins, vinyl resins such as polyvinyl acetate and polyacrylester, polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate,
Examples include polystyrene resins, polyamide resins, polyurethane resins, acrylic resins, and rubber resins such as vulcanized rubber and unvulcanized rubber. As the rubber-based resin, for example, chloroprene rubber, fluorine rubber, silicone rubber,
Synthetic rubber such as synthetic isoprene rubber, butyl rubber, urethane rubber, acrylic rubber, styrene / butadiene rubber, ethylene / propylene rubber, polyisoprene rubber, butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, chlorinated butyl rubber, and unvulcanized rubber such as natural rubber, or Vulcanized rubber. Particularly preferred resins include polyester resins and rubber resins.

The number average molecular weight of the resin binder is 1,000
0-30,000, preferably 3,000-25,000
It is about 0. When the number average molecular weight is less than 1,000, the formed three-dimensional image is very fragile, and chipping or crushing easily occurs. In addition, such a low molecular weight binder is used to form an image formed using a thermal transfer sheet by heating and foaming to form a raised image from about 60 ° C. to 1 ° C.
When heated to 40 ° C., the composition is softened or melted, and the viscosity tends to be extremely reduced. For this reason, there is a possibility that the binder may permeate into the base material to be transferred or may flow out around the image to be formed, which causes a problem that the thermally expandable microcapsules are hardly held on the base material to be transferred.

When the demand for durability of a raised image such as a Braille image is extremely high, a higher raised molecular weight of the resin binder can provide a better raised image. Has a number average molecular weight of preferably 3,000 or more, particularly preferably 10,000 or more. In addition, when a minute embossed image such as a Braille image is thermally transferred to a material to be transferred, it is extremely important for accurate image formation that only a heated portion is transferred without excess or deficiency. The transfer layer must arbitrarily break (foil break) under certain thermal transfer sheet peeling conditions. For this reason, the number average molecular weight of the resin binder is 30,0.
00 or less, preferably 25,000 or less.

The content of the heat-expandable microcapsules in the heat-expandable layer is 1 to 4 parts by weight, preferably 1.5 to 2 parts by weight, based on 1 part by weight of the resin binder. When the amount is less than 1 part by weight, the thermal expansion layer does not expand sufficiently. When the amount exceeds 4 parts by weight, the durability of the raised image portion becomes insufficient. In addition, in the thermal expansion layer, for the purpose of decorativeness,
Colorants can be added. Preferred dyes include MS Red G, Macrole as a red dye.
xRed Violet R, Ceres Red7
B, Samaron RedHBSL, Resolin
Red F3BS, etc., and as a yellow dye, Holon Brilliant Yellow 6GL, PTY-5
2, Macrolex Yellow 6G, etc., and as the blue dye, Kayaset Blue 714, Waxolin Blue AP-FW, Holon Brilliant Blue SR,
MS Blue 100 and the like, and as the pigment,
Carbon black, SP series manufactured by Fuji Dye Co., Ltd.
Examples include the MG series manufactured by Mitsui Toatsu Dyeing Co., Ltd. and the SANYO COLOR series manufactured by Sanyo Dyeing Co., Ltd.

The colorant can be arbitrarily selected within a range that does not hinder the application of the thermal expansion layer on the base sheet. That is, the colorant is preferably selected from colorants that are uniformly dissolved or dispersed in a solvent or a dispersion medium used for coating the thermal expansion layer.
For example, when the thermal expansion layer is formed by applying an aqueous dispersion using water as a dispersion medium, the colorant selected is preferably selected from those which are uniformly dispersed or dissolved in water, and are preferably gray or For coloring in black, an aqueous dispersion of carbon black can be used.For coloring in chromatic colors, use a water-soluble or water-dispersible organic or inorganic pigment corresponding to each color. Can be done. Similarly, when the thermal expansion layer is a mixed solution of water and an organic solvent, or is dissolved or dispersed in an organic solvent, the colorant is selected from those uniformly dispersed or dissolved in the solvent or the dispersion medium. It is preferable that the desired hue, saturation,
Needless to say, arbitrary coloring is possible according to the lightness. Further, the layer is colorless at the time when the thermal expansion layer is formed on the transfer sheet, but may be a layer that develops color by applying thermal energy for thermal transfer or thermal energy for foaming. Further, the color may be formed by contacting a pre-applied material to the heat transfer sheet, or the color may be changed or changed to another color by touching the heated and foamed image with a finger. It doesn't matter.

When a pigment which is insoluble in the material for forming the thermal expansion layer is used as the coloring agent, the particle diameter is from 0.01 μm to 50 μm, preferably from 0.01 μm to 50 μm.
The thickness is preferably 8 μm. As a result, the reproducibility of the edge portion at the time of transfer can be improved, and the transfer property can be improved. Further, in order to provide the thermal expansion layer with good thermal conductivity and melt transferability, a thermally good conductive substance can be added to the thermal expansion layer. Examples of such substances include powders and fine powders of metals or metal oxides or metal sulfides, such as copper, aluminum, tin oxide, and molybdenum disulfide, whiskers, and carbonaceous substances such as carbon black. .

The thermal expansion layer is formed by dissolving or dispersing the above-mentioned material for forming a thermal expansion layer on one surface of a base sheet in a suitable organic solvent and / or water, for example, gravure printing, screen printing, gravure printing, or the like. It is formed by applying and drying by a forming means such as a reverse roll coating method using a plate. When the resin binder can be crosslinked, necessary additives such as a crosslinking agent and a crosslinking reaction promoting catalyst may be added. The thickness of the thermally expanded layer after drying is 10 μm to 10
It is preferably 0 μm, more preferably 20 μm to 40 μm.

Next, a releasability adjusting layer may be provided between the base sheet of the thermal transfer sheet for forming a raised image and the thermal expansion layer, if necessary. The peeling property adjusting layer, when a raised image is formed by the thermal transfer sheet, the thermal expansion layer adheres to the transfer target only at the heated portion by the heating means for image formation, and thereafter, only the adhesive portion from the thermal transfer sheet It is formed to adjust the force for peeling. When a thermal expansion layer is provided directly on the substrate sheet surface, peeling after thermal transfer is caused between the substrate sheet and the thermal expansion layer. The peeling can be caused at the interface between the peeling-adjusting layer and the thermal expansion layer or within the peeling-adjusting layer within a range that does not cause trouble.

When peeling is caused at the interface between the peeling-adjusting layer and the substrate sheet or in the peeling-adjusting layer, the resin for forming the peeling-adjusting layer is positioned so as to be located on the outermost surface of the transferred thermal expansion layer. Therefore, it is necessary to select a resin that does not inhibit the expandability of the thermal expansion layer as the resin for forming the release property adjusting layer. On the other hand, when peeling is caused at the interface between the peeling property adjusting layer and the thermal expansion layer, the resin for forming the peeling property adjusting layer does not transfer to the surface of the transferred thermal expansion layer. For this reason, it is not necessary to consider the expandability of the thermal expansion layer when selecting the resin for forming the releasability adjusting layer.
In comparison with the case where peeling occurs in the layer of the peeling property adjusting layer, the method of causing peeling at the interface between the peeling property adjusting layer and the thermal expansion layer has more freedom in selecting the material of the peeling property adjusting layer. Large and preferred.

Examples of the resin for forming the releasability adjusting layer include microcrystalline wax, carnauba wax, paraffin wax, Fischer-Tropsch wax, various low molecular weight polyethylenes, wood wax, beeswax, whale wax, ibota wax, wool wax, Various waxes such as shellac wax, candelilla wax, petrolactam, partially modified wax, fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, and silicone wax are exemplified. Or a silicone resin; a fluororesin; an acrylic resin; a polycarbonate resin; a phenoxy resin; and a halogenated polymer such as a polyvinyl chloride resin or a polyvinylidene chloride resin;
Vinyl polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, polyvinyl acetate, polymethacrylate, and polyacrylate;
Polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, and polyethylene naphthalate; polystyrene resins; polyamide resins; olefins such as ethylene and propylene, or copolymers of olefins with other vinyl polymers; ionomers; cellulose diacetate; Cellulose resins such as hydroxyethylcellulose and the like can be mentioned, and particularly preferred are polymethacrylate resin, polyacrylate resin and polyester resin.

Further, in order to achieve the purpose of adjusting the releasability, the above resin can be crosslinked with various crosslinking agents.
For example, diisocyanates such as isophorone diisocyanate, xylylene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, and diphenylmethane diisocyanate; polyisocyanates such as adducts, burettes, and trimers obtained by adding diisocyanates to trimethylolpropane; crosslinking agents having an epoxy group or an aziridine group;
Crosslinking agents such as melamine; chelating agents such as aluminum, zinc, titanium, zirconium and the like can be used.
When crosslinking the release property adjusting layer, a known catalyst can be used according to each crosslinking reaction.For example, a tin-based catalyst such as di-n-butyltin dilaurate or tin dioctoate for the isocyanate reaction, Use of an amine catalyst such as tetramethylbutanediamine, N, N, N ', N'-tetramethyl-1,3-butanediamine, or 1,4-diaza-bicyclo [2,2,2] octane Can be.

The releasability adjusting layer is formed by dissolving or dispersing the resin for forming the releasability adjusting layer in an organic solvent or water, and then forming the film by a gravure printing method, a screen printing method, a reverse roll coating method using a gravure plate, or the like. When drying,
^{0.1g / m 2 ~1g / m 2} , preferably 0.3 g / m ²
It is good to apply and form at 0.7 g / m ² . The releasability adjusting layer may have a plurality of layers.

Further, a heat-sensitive adhesive layer can be provided on the thermal expansion layer of the heat transfer sheet for forming a raised image, so that the adhesiveness to the transfer object is further improved. The heat-sensitive adhesive layer is made of wax such as microcrystalline wax, paraffin wax, carnauba wax, acrylic rubber,
Styrene / butadiene rubber, ethylene / propylene rubber, isoprene rubber, butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber,
Synthetic rubber such as chlorinated butyl rubber, unvulcanized rubber such as natural rubber, or vulcanized rubber, vinyl resin such as polyvinyl acetate or polyvinyl chloride, polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate, ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer, a thermoplastic resin such as polyamide alone or the mixture to form using well, dried at ^{0.1g / m 2 ~5g / m 2} , preferably from 1 g / m ²
It is good to apply at ｇ3 g / m ² . In addition, it is possible to transfer only the heat-sensitive adhesive layer by adding an arbitrary colorant to the heat-sensitive adhesive layer and appropriately adjusting the printing energy of a thermal head or the like. It is necessary that the amount does not impair the adhesion.

As a method of forming Braille information, the method of pasting Braille information of 4 above with an adhesive is the same as the method of 1 above.
This is a method in which a conventionally known pressure-sensitive adhesive is used to adhere to the back side of a formed image of a raised image produced by the method of forming Braille information of (1) to (3). In the method of heating and recording the foamed layer formed in advance on the transfer object of the above 5 and 6 in the method of forming Braille information, the energy absorption layer,
It is desirable to form a foam layer and a surface protection layer in this order. The surface protective layer is formed by laminating a transparent or translucent film, or by applying a resin coating liquid, and allows the foamed layer to contain a colored dye, thereby improving the visual discrimination of recorded information. .

The energy absorbing layer has a function of absorbing foaming energy generated by a printing machine or a printer and transmitting the energy to the foaming layer. The energy absorbing layer is mainly composed of an energy absorbing agent and a binder resin. The energy absorber is a heat absorber or a light absorber, for example, a near-infrared absorbing material. The near-infrared absorbing material is a substance that absorbs light and efficiently converts it into heat.For example, when a semiconductor laser is used as a light source, specifically, carbon black, graphite, phthalocyanine-based dye, squarium-based dye, nitroso compound, and Metal complex salts, polymethine dyes, thiol nickel salts, triarylmethane dyes, immonium dyes, naphthoquinone dyes, and anthracene dyes can be used.

The above-mentioned near-infrared absorbing material is 700 nm to 2 nm.
Although it absorbs light in a wavelength range of about 500 nm, not only near infrared rays but also those having absorption bands in microwaves, electromagnetic waves, and the like can be used as light absorbers. In addition, as the energy absorber, a substance having good heat conductivity of the heat absorber can be used. Examples of the substance having good thermal conductivity include carbonaceous substances such as carbon black, and metals and metal compounds such as aluminum, copper, tin oxide and molybdenum disulfide. With the above energy absorber,
By using a material having an appropriate color, it is possible to also function as a colored layer that represents the color of the base of the recording medium. Among the above-mentioned energy absorbers, carbon black is particularly preferred in that it can be obtained at low cost and high sensitivity of printing can be achieved.

As the binder resin for the energy absorbing layer, specifically, polyester, chlorinated polypropylene, chlorinated polyethylene, polycarbonate, nylon, polyamide, polyimide, polyvinyl acetal,
Polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl formal, polyaryl methacrylate, polybenzyl methacrylate,
Examples thereof include polymethyl methacrylate, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfide, gelatin, and polyparabanic acid. Also, copolymers of monomer components such as styrene, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, aryl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, ethylene oxide, benzyl methacrylate, and cyclohexyl methacrylate are preferably used. Among such binder resins, those having a glass transition temperature of 100 ° C. or higher have heat resistance and are preferably used.

The above-mentioned energy absorbing layer is formed by adding the above-mentioned energy absorbing agent and binder resin, and if necessary, the foaming components and additives used in the foaming layer. The coating solution for forming an energy absorbing layer, which is prepared by mixing and adjusting a solvent component such as an organic solvent, can be applied and dried by a conventionally known method such as gravure direct coating, gravure reverse coating, knife coating, air coating, and roll coating. The thickness of the energy absorbing layer is preferably 0.1 to 3 μm when dried, and the content of the energy absorbing agent in the energy absorbing layer is such that when light is used as energy, the absorbance at the wavelength of the light source used for image recording is usually high. It can be determined to be 0.1 to 3.0. Generally, the absorbance should be about 0.2 to 1.5. The energy absorbing layer may be located anywhere as long as it is between the substrate and the surface protective layer.

The foam layer in the method of forming Braille information 5 and 6 is the same as the thermal expansion layer described in the thermal transfer recording of Braille information. The surface protective layer is provided by laminating a transparent or translucent film on the surface layer of the print, or by applying a resin coating solution.
When the surface protective layer is provided by a laminating method, the transparent or translucent film base material includes acetate, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, cellophane, etc., which can reproduce the raised shape as recorded information, and the abrasion resistance of the raised portion. The thickness of the film substrate is preferably about 3 to 70 μm, and is preferably used.

When laminating with the above resin film, when the heat sealing property is low, it is preferable to provide an adhesive layer on the laminated substrate. Examples of the resin used for the adhesive layer include an acrylic resin, a vinyl chloride resin, a vinyl acetate resin, a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, a polyester resin, a polyamide resin, a chlorinated polypropylene resin, and a polyurethane resin. The adhesive layer
It is formed with a thickness of about 0.1 to 20 μm in solid content. In this lamination method, a surface protective layer can be formed on the surface layer of the print using a heating means such as a hot stamper, a hot roll, a line heater, and an iron. In addition, as a lamination method, it is possible to form a surface protective layer by extruding a resin melted by heat, in addition to heat-sealing the above-mentioned laminated base material.

Next, a case where the surface protective layer is formed by applying a resin coating solution will be described. The surface protective layer is at least composed of a binder resin, but a resin composition that can reproduce a raised shape as recorded information and has durability such as scratch resistance of the raised portion is selected. In general, ethyl cellulose, nitrocellulose, cellulose derivatives such as cellulose acetate, polymethyl methacrylate, polyethyl methacrylate, acrylic resins such as polybutyl acrylate, polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinyl acetal, polyvinyl butyral and other vinyl polymers, polyamides, polyurethanes, thermoplastic resins such as polyesters, and unsaturated polyester resins, polyurethane resins, and thermosetting resins such as amino alkyd resins. Can be used. Also,
The above resin may be added with a lubricant for improving the scratch resistance of the Braille and raised pattern recording medium, a surfactant for preventing contamination, an ultraviolet absorber for improving weather resistance, an antioxidant, and the like. Good. The surface protective layer can be formed in the same manner as the above-mentioned energy absorbing layer, and has a thickness of 2 to 2.
It is preferably about 20 μm.

In the method of heating recording of the foamed layer formed in advance on the transfer object described in the above 5 and 6, the means for performing the heating recording may be selected from the following depending on the type of the energy absorbing agent contained in the energy absorbing layer. If the absorber is a light absorber, recording is performed by irradiating light rays in a wavelength range in which the absorber absorbs light, the foamed layer is foamed, and a raised portion is formed according to the recorded information. For example, as a light source of light having a wavelength of about 700 nm to 1100 nm, a xenon lamp, a halogen lamp, a semiconductor laser, or a YAG laser may be used as a light source, and the degree of foaming of the foam layer may be controlled by controlling irradiation time, output, and the like. Can be easily controlled. If the energy absorbing agent is a heat absorbing agent (thermally conductive material), any of conventionally known applying means capable of controlling the heating amount according to the recorded information can be used. For example, a heat-sensitive melting transfer method used in a word processor Thermal head for a thermal sublimation transfer system used for a thermal printer or a video printer, or an energizing heat generating layer provided on the back side of a thermal transfer sheet, and an energizing head for an energizing heating type melt transfer system may be used. Further, heating recording using a hot stamp may be used.

The hot-melt resin or photo-curable resin of the above item 7 is dropped, dried or cured, fixed, and the dropped portion becomes raised Braille information. Further, in the fixing of the resin ink by the screen printing method in the above item 8, the screen printed portion has a large printed film thickness and becomes raised Braille information. When forming the above braille information on the transferred body, if the braille information is a special braille that is visually readable by a visually impaired person, so that a sighted person can interpret the meaning of the braille, the braille has the same plane. It is preferable that a translation of the Braille be formed on the transferred body by a thermal transfer method (below or above the Braille). Also, Braille meaning the character / image information can be formed in the same plane of the character / image information formed by the thermal transfer method on the transfer target. It is desirable that the hue of the Braille portion be transparent or white so that the hue is not conspicuous.

In the prints described above, characters and
A thermal transfer sheet for providing image information by a thermal transfer method, a protective layer on the information, a protective layer transfer sheet for providing a hologram layer, a hologram layer transfer sheet, and a heat transfer sheet for raised image formation for providing Braille information A heat-resistant lubricating layer can be provided on the back side of the base material of each sheet in order to prevent adverse effects such as sticking and wrinkles due to the heat of the thermal head. As the resin forming the heat-resistant lubricating layer, any conventionally known resin may be used. For example, polyvinyl butyral resin, polyvinyl acetoacetal resin, polyester resin, vinyl chloride-
Vinyl acetate copolymer, polyether resin, polybutadiene resin, styrene-butadiene copolymer, acrylic polyol, polyurethane acrylate, polyester acrylate, polyether acrylate, epoxy acrylate, urethane or epoxy prepolymer, nitrocellulose resin, cellulose nitrate Resin, cellulose acetopropionate resin, cellulose acetate butyrate resin, cellulose acetate hydrodiene phthalate resin, cellulose acetate resin, aromatic polyamide resin, polyimide resin, polycarbonate resin, chlorinated polyolefin resin, and the like.

Addition to the heat-resistant lubricating layer made of these resins,
Alternatively, as a slipperiness imparting agent to be overcoated, phosphate ester, silicone oil, graphite powder, silicone-based graft polymer, fluorine-based graft polymer,
Examples include silicone polymers such as acrylic silicone graft polymers, acrylic siloxanes, and aryl siloxanes, and are preferably polyols, for example, a layer composed of a polyalcohol polymer compound, a polyisocyanate compound, and a phosphate compound, and further a filler. Is more preferably added. The heat-resistant lubricating layer is prepared by dissolving or dispersing the above-described resin, the slipperiness imparting agent, and the filler with a suitable solvent to prepare an ink for forming a heat-resistant lubricating layer. Can be formed on the back surface of the substrate by applying a forming method such as a gravure printing method, a screen printing method, or a reverse coating method using a gravure plate, followed by drying.

In the method of forming a printed matter according to the present invention, character / image information is provided on a transfer target by a thermal transfer method, and then both or one of a protective layer and a hologram layer is provided on the information.
Then, the transferred object is provided with Braille information in advance, or a thermal transfer type character. Braille information can be added simultaneously with or after the recording of the image information. In the method of forming a print, character / image information can be printed on the transfer object in advance by offset printing, letterpress printing, or the like, instead of the thermal transfer method.

Next, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples. In the description, “parts” or “%” is based on weight unless otherwise specified.

EXAMPLES First, a dye ribbon (sublimation transfer type thermal transfer sheet), a character information thermal transfer sheet (melt transfer type thermal transfer sheet), a protective layer transfer sheet, a raised image forming thermal transfer sheet, and a raised image are used in the examples. A heat transfer adhesive sheet for formation, a transfer layer transfer sheet, an intermediate transfer recording medium, and a hologram transfer sheet are prepared as follows. (Dye ribbon) A 4.5 μm thick polyethylene terephthalate film coated with a heat-resistant lubricating layer is coated with each ink for the dye layer having the following composition in the order of yellow, magenta and cyan by gravure coating. (Coating amount 1g
/ M ² (at the time of drying)) and dried to produce a thermal transfer sheet of a sublimation transfer system. <Yellow ink> Yellow disperse dye 5.5 parts (CI Disperse Yellow 231) Silicone graft polyvinyl acetal resin 4.5 parts Toluene 45 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 45 parts

<Magenta Ink> The above-mentioned disperse dye of the yellow ink was replaced with a magenta disperse dye (CI Dispe
rs Red 60), and the other inks were the same as the above yellow ink. <Cyan ink> Disperse dye of the above yellow ink,
Cyan disperse dye (CI Solvent Blue)
63), and the other inks were the same as the above-mentioned yellow ink.

(Thermal transfer sheet for character information) A 6 μm-thick polyethylene terephthalate film coated with a heat-resistant lubricating layer was coated with a release layer ink having the following composition by gravure coating at a drying time of 0.5 to 3. 0 g / m ² was applied and dried to form a release layer, on which a release layer ink having the following composition was applied at a drying time of 0.5 to 5.0 g / m ² and dried. Thus, a release layer was formed. Further, an ink for a hot-melt black ink layer having the following composition was dried on the release layer at a time of drying.
The coating was dried at 5 to 5.0 g / m ² and dried to form a hot-melt black ink layer, thereby producing a thermal transfer sheet for character information. <Ink for release layer> Silicone-modified acrylic resin 16 parts (manufactured by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., cell top 226, solid content 50%) Aluminum catalyst 3 parts (manufactured by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., cell top CAT-A, Solid content 10%) Toluene 8 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 8 parts

<Ink for release layer> Acrylic resin (manufactured by Soken Chemical Co., Ltd., Thermolac LP45M) 50 parts Toluene 25 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 25 parts

<Heat-meltable black ink layer ink> Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer 15 parts Carbon black 10 parts Toluene 37 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 33 parts Ethyl acetate 5 parts

(Protective layer transfer sheet) A release layer ink having the following composition was dried on a 6 μm-thick polyethylene terephthalate film coated with a heat-resistant lubricating layer by a gravure coating method in an amount of 0.5 to 3.0 g when dried. / M ² and dried to form a release layer, on which a protective layer ink of the following composition is applied at a drying time of 0.5 to 5.0 g / m ² and dried. A protective layer was formed. Further, on the protective layer, an ink for an adhesive layer having the following composition was dried at a rate of 0.5 to 5.0 g / m 2.
Coating and drying were performed in ² to form an adhesive layer, and a protective layer transfer sheet was produced. <Ink for release layer> Silicone-modified acrylic resin 16 parts (manufactured by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., cell top 226, solid content 50%) Aluminum catalyst 3 parts (manufactured by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., cell top CAT-A, Solid content 10%) Toluene 8 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 8 parts

<Ink for protective layer> Acrylic resin (Thermolac LP45M, manufactured by Soken Chemical Co., Ltd.) 50 parts Toluene 25 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 25 parts

<Ink for Adhesive Layer> 15 parts of acrylic resin (A-415, manufactured by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., solid content: 30%) 45 parts of acrylic copolymer of ultraviolet absorber (UVA635L, manufactured by BASF Japan Ltd.) 0.2 parts of silica (silicon dioxide) (manufactured by Fuji Silysia Ltd., Sylysia 310, average particle size 1.4 μm)

(Heat Transfer Sheet for Forming Raised Image) A heat-resistant lubricating layer having the following composition was dried on one surface of a 12 μm-thick polyethylene terephthalate film at a dryness of about 1.0 g / m ^2.
Was applied, dried, heat-aged and cured to form a heat-resistant lubricating layer. <Ink for heat-resistant lubricating layer> 1.60 parts of polyvinyl butyral resin (Eslenic BX-1, manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.) 8.46 parts of polyisocyanate (Bernock D750-45, manufactured by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.) 1.) Phosphate-based surfactant 1.36 parts (Plysurf A208S, manufactured by Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.) Talc (Microace L-1, manufactured by Nippon Talc) 0.32 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 38.43 parts Toluene 38.43 Department

Next, an ink for forming a releasability adjusting layer having the following composition was applied to the other surface of the PET film at a rate of 0.3 g / m ² when dried with a wire bar, and was temporarily dried with a dryer. The film was dried in an oven for 1 minute to form a peelability adjusting layer. <Ink for forming release-adjusting layer> Polyester resin (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd., Byron 200) 20 parts Toluene 50 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 50 parts

Further, 40 g of an ink for forming a thermal expansion layer having the following composition was dried with a wire bar on the obtained releasability adjusting layer.
Was applied at a rate of / m ^2, after pre-drying with a dryer, 80 ° C.
And dried in an oven for 1 minute to form a thermal expansion layer. <Ink for forming thermal expansion layer> Polyester resin 10 parts (Toyobo Co., Ltd., Vironal MD-1930) Thermal expansion microcapsules 10 parts (Nippon Ferrite Co., Ltd., trade name "Expancel" DU551-20, Particle size: 2 to 4 μm, wall material: vinylidene chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer, inclusion: isobutane) water / isopropanol (weight ratio 1/1) 20 parts

Further, an ink for forming a heat-sensitive adhesive layer having the following composition was applied at a rate of 3 g / m ² when dried with a wire bar on the thermal expansion layer, temporarily dried with a drier, and then dried in an oven at 80 ° C. for 1 minute. Thus, a heat-sensitive adhesive layer was formed, and a heat transfer sheet for forming a raised image was prepared. <Ink for forming heat-sensitive adhesive layer> Polyester resin (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd., MD-1930) 30 parts Water / isopropanol (weight ratio 1/1) 100 parts

(Heat transfer adhesive sheet for forming raised image)
A foamed material having the following composition was dried and formed into a film to obtain a foamed layer having a thickness of 40 μm. <Composition of foam layer material> 15 parts of foam microcapsules F30VS manufactured by Matsumoto Yushi Co., Ltd. 85 parts of polyester ink Vylonal MD1930 manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd. The following light-to-heat conversion material was applied on one surface of the NK coat 73 at a dry weight of 2 g / m ² to give a light-to-heat conversion function to the substrate. <Composition of the light-to-heat conversion material> 33 parts of carbon black ink manufactured by Fuji Dye SP-8556 67 parts of polyester ink manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd. 67 parts of Vironal MD1930 67 parts of the above-mentioned base material coated with the light-to-heat conversion material, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Then, silicone KS-705F for release paper was applied and dried at a dry weight of 0.5 g / m ² to form a substrate having a photothermal conversion function with a release layer. Further, on the release layer, a commercially available acrylic adhesive E-1054K manufactured by Soken Chemical Co., Ltd. was applied as an adhesive layer at a dry weight of 20 g / m ² , dried, and a foam layer prepared in advance and prepared was laminated with the adhesive layer. A heat transfer pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for forming a raised image was formed by bonding and laminating.

(Receptive layer transfer sheet) A release layer ink having the following composition was dried on a 6 μm-thick polyethylene terephthalate film coated with a heat-resistant lubricating layer by a gravure coating method in an amount of 0.5 to 3.0 g when dried. / M ² and dried to form a release layer, on which a receiving layer ink of the following composition is applied at a dry time of 0.5 to 5.0 g / m ² and dried. A receiving layer was formed. Further, on the receiving layer, an ink for an adhesive layer having the following composition was dried at a rate of 0.5 to 5.0 g / m 2.
Coating and drying were performed in ² , to form an adhesive layer, and a transfer sheet for receiving layer was prepared.

<Ink for release layer> Silicone-modified acrylic resin 16 parts (manufactured by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., cell top 226, solid content 50%) Aluminum catalyst 3 parts (manufactured by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., cell top CAT -A, solid content 10%) Toluene 8 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 8 parts

<Ink for Receptive Layer> Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin 10 parts (1000 ALK, manufactured by Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK) Silicone resin (KP-1800U, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) 1 part Methyl ethyl ketone 5 Parts toluene 5 parts

<Ink for Adhesive Layer> Acrylic Resin 15 parts (A-415, manufactured by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., solid content 30%) UV absorber acrylic copolymer 45 parts (BASF Japan, UVA635L) 0.2 parts of silica (silicon dioxide) (manufactured by Fuji Silysia Ltd., Sylysia 310, average particle size 1.4 μm)

(Intermediate Transfer Recording Medium 1) A coating solution for a release layer having the following composition was applied onto a non-treated surface of a polyethylene terephthalate film (Lumirror, manufactured by Toray Industries, Ltd.) having a thickness of 12 μm by a gravure coating method. The coating was dried (coating amount = 3 g / m ² (at the time of drying)) to form a release layer. (Coating liquid for release layer) Polymethyl methacrylate resin 10 parts (Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., BR-83) UV absorber acrylic copolymer 10 parts (BASF Japan Ltd., UVA635L) Methyl ethyl ketone 50 parts

Next, the following coating solution for a receiving layer was applied onto the above-mentioned release layer by a gravure coating method and dried (coating amount = 3 g / m ² (at the time of drying)) to form a dye receiving layer. Thus, an intermediate transfer medium 1 was produced. (Composition of coating solution for receiving layer) 100 parts of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer (VYHD, manufactured by Union Carbide) 1 part of epoxy-modified silicone (KF-393, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Amino-modified silicone 1 Department (KS-343 manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) 500 parts of methyl ethyl ketone

(Intermediate transfer recording medium 2) The following coating liquid for a receptor layer was applied to a transparent sheet of a 25 μm-thick polyethylene terephthalate film (Lumirror, manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.), dried and dried. To form a receiving layer having a thickness of 4.0 g / m ² . Next, a 38 μm polyethylene terephthalate film (Lumirror, manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.) was used as the sheet substrate, and a resin layer having the following composition was provided in a dry state at a thickness of 3 g / m ² on the sheet substrate. According to the method, the surface of the transparent sheet on which the receiving layer was not formed and the resin layer were laminated together. Further, the above-mentioned laminated product is subjected to a half-cut process by a press method of an upper die having a cutter blade attached to a transparent sheet portion including a receiving layer and a pedestal, and a continuous wound intermediate transfer recording medium 2 is formed. Produced. In addition, it peels between the said resin layers and a transparent sheet.

(Coating Liquid for Receptive Layer) 100 parts of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer (VYHD, manufactured by Union Carbide) 8 parts of epoxy-modified silicone (KF-393, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Amino-modified silicone 8 parts (KS-343 manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) Methyl ethyl ketone / toluene (weight ratio 1/1) 400 parts

(Coating liquid for resin layer) NBR resin 30 parts (Nippol SX1503, manufactured by Zeon Corporation) Carnauba wax (WE188, manufactured by Konishi Co., Ltd.) 0.6 parts Water 35 parts Isopropyl alcohol 35 parts

(Hologram transfer sheet) Polyethylene terephthalate having a thickness of 12 μm was used as a base film, and the following coating solution for a release layer was applied and dried on the surface of the base film. A 5 μm release layer was formed. (Coating liquid for release layer) Acrylic resin 40 parts Polyester resin 2 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 50 parts Toluene 50 parts

Then, a coating liquid for a hologram layer shown below was applied on the above-mentioned release layer and dried to a thickness of 2.0 μm.
Was formed. The hologram pattern was formed on the hologram layer by using an original plate provided with an uneven pattern of interference fringes of the hologram, and fine unevenness was formed by embossing. The hologram mark was formed simultaneously with the formation of the hologram pattern by the original plate to be embossed. (Coating liquid for hologram layer) Acrylic resin 40 parts Melamine resin 10 parts Cyclohexane 50 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 50 parts

Further, on the hologram layer on which the hologram mark and the hologram pattern were formed, titanium oxide having a thickness of 500 ° was formed as a transparent evaporation layer by a vacuum evaporation method. Apply and dry the coating solution for the thermal transfer adhesive layer to a thickness of 2.0μ.
m of the adhesive layer was formed, and a hologram transfer sheet with a hologram mark was produced. (Coating solution for adhesive layer) Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer 40 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 50 parts Toluene 50 parts

Example 1 An image was formed on a card having a built-in IC chip and having a magnetic recording layer using the dye ribbon prepared as described above, and then using the above-described thermal transfer sheet for character information. The character information is transferred, a transfer protection layer is provided on the image and the character information by using the above-mentioned protection layer transfer sheet, and further, by using the above-mentioned raised image formation thermal transfer sheet, a head printing voltage is applied by a thermal head. 1
Under printing conditions of 2.0 V and a printing speed of 33.3 ms / line, image information was controlled such that pixels of about 170 μm square form a circle having a diameter of 1 mm, and Braille composed of dot pixels having a diameter of 1 mm was transferred. Then, the surface temperature of the aluminum tube was set to 100 by using a heat roll composed of an aluminum tube having an outer diameter of 3 cm having a heater as a heat source therein and a rubber roller having an outer diameter of 3 cm (using urethane rubber having a rubber hardness of 29 degrees).
° C to 200 ° C, rotation speed of heat roll 1.6 to 10.
When the transferred Braille was foamed under the condition of 0 cm / sec, the height of the foam was about 250 to 350 μm, and the same Braille height as that of general Braille could be formed. The part was practically free from abnormality even when rubbed, and had excellent scratch resistance.

(Embodiment 2) On the same card as in Embodiment 1,
After performing image formation using the prepared dye ribbon, using the above-described thermal transfer sheet for character information, transferring character information, using the hologram transfer sheet, on the image and character information, Example 1 was prepared by transferring the hologram layer and further using the heat transfer sheet for forming a raised image.
The braille was formed on the card in the same manner as the conditions for providing the braille information. As a result, the foam height is 250 to 350 μm
And can form a Braille height equivalent to ordinary Braille,
The visually impaired person could read, and the braille part was practically free from abnormalities even when rubbed, and had excellent scratch resistance. Furthermore, since the hologram layer was transferred, it was excellent in decoration and design, and had anti-counterfeit and alteration properties.

(Embodiment 3) On the same card as in Embodiment 1,
Braille information is provided by embossing, and on that card,
After performing image formation using the prepared dye ribbon, the character information is transferred using the above-described thermal transfer sheet for character information, and is transferred onto the image and the character information using the above-described protective layer transfer sheet. The protective layer was transferred. As a result, the foam height was about 250 to 350 μm, which could be read by a visually impaired person, and there was no abnormality even when the braille portion was rubbed, and no practical problem occurred.

Example 4 After forming an image using the dye ribbon in the receiving layer of the intermediate transfer recording medium 1 prepared as described above, the character information was transferred using the thermal transfer sheet for character information. Transfer to the same receiving layer, then use Example 1
Transfer image information and character information on the same card as
Braille was formed on a card using the above-mentioned raised image forming thermal transfer sheet under the same conditions as in Example 1 in which Braille information was provided. As a result, the foaming height is 250 to 350
It was about μm, and could form a Braille height equivalent to ordinary Braille, could be read by a visually impaired person, and had no abnormalities even when the Braille part was rubbed practically, and had excellent scratch resistance.

Example 5 After forming an image using the above-described dye ribbon in the receiving layer of the intermediate transfer recording medium 2 prepared above, using the above-described thermal transfer sheet for character information, the character information was transferred. Transfer to the same receiving layer, then use Example 1
On the same card as above, the receiving layer having image information and character information and the transparent sheet were transferred, and further, using the above-mentioned heat transfer sheet for forming a raised image, in the same manner as the condition for providing Braille information in Example 1, Braille was formed on the card. Also,
On the braille, a translation of the meaning of the braille is formed as a part of the character information by the above-mentioned thermal transfer sheet for character information. As a result, the foaming height is about 250 to 350 μm, the same Braille height as that of general Braille can be formed, the visually impaired can read, and the Braille portion is practically free from abnormalities even when rubbed. The character was excellent. Also, the durability of the image / character information portion was very excellent. Furthermore, even those who did not understand the braille pattern could determine the meaning of the braille.

(Embodiment 6) On the same card as in Embodiment 1,
Using the receiving layer transfer sheet prepared above, transferring the receiving layer, using the above dye ribbon, forming an image on the receiving layer, using the above protective layer transfer sheet, the image information of The protective layer was transferred thereon, and further, using the above-mentioned heat transfer sheet for forming a raised image, braille was formed on the card in the same manner as in the case of providing the braille information in Example 1.
However, the braille was formed below the image formed on the card with the meaning (company name, company logo mark, etc.) of the image. As a result, the foaming height is about 250 to 350 μm, the same Braille height as that of general Braille can be formed, the visually impaired can read, and the Braille portion is practically free from abnormalities even when rubbed. The character was excellent.

(Example 7) From the surface on the foam layer side of the heat transfer adhesive sheet for forming a raised image prepared above, stimulation with an output of 1 W and 0.1 W was performed by a laser beam (wavelength: 780 nm) to obtain three-dimensional graphic information and non- A medium on which three-dimensional graphic information was recorded was obtained. Release the release layer and the substrate from this medium,
The medium was attached to the same card as in Example 1. As a result, the foaming height was about 250 μm, the same Braille height as ordinary Braille could be formed, the visually impaired could read, and the Braille portion was practically rubbed without any abnormality. In addition, the attached foamed portion was transparent or translucent, and it was not difficult for a healthy person to visually recognize the ground color, pattern, and the like of the transferred body located below the Braille information.

[0125]

According to the present invention, there is provided a printed matter and a method of forming a printed matter, wherein image information and character information are provided on a transfer object by a thermal transfer method, and both or one of a protective layer and a hologram layer is provided on the information. Provided, and further provided with Braille information, and a card having a built-in IC chip and a magnetic recording layer is suitably used as the transfer object. Therefore, using an intermediate transfer recording medium or a receiving layer transfer sheet, a thermal transfer image can be formed on an arbitrary object, for example, a transfer target body on which an image cannot be directly formed, or a transfer target body that is easily fused to a color material layer during thermal transfer. Braille information can be provided, and individual information such as image / character information and Braille information can be easily given to the object. That is, information can be provided on demand, and information records can be easily identified not only for visually impaired persons but also for healthy persons.
In addition, a printed matter which is excellent in the abrasion resistance of the raised pattern portion and does not cause any practical problem is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing one embodiment of a printed matter of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment which is a print of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an intermediate transfer recording medium used when forming a print of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing another example of an intermediate transfer recording medium used when forming a print of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment which is an intermediate transfer recording medium of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a thermal transfer sheet used for performing thermal transfer recording of Braille information when forming a print of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printed matter 2 Image / character information 3 Protective layer 4 Hologram layer 5 Braille information 6 IC chip 7 Magnetic recording layer 8 Name 9 Barcode 10 Face photograph 11 Intermediate transfer recording medium 12 Base sheet 13 Reception layer 14 Release layer 15 Heat-resistant lubrication Functional layer 16 Sheet base material 17 Half cut 18 Thermal transfer image 19 Patch part 20 Partially omitted part (removed part) 21 Thermal transfer sheet 22 Base sheet 23 Peeling adjustment layer 24 Thermal expansion layer

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A printing method wherein image information and character information are provided on a transfer target by a thermal transfer method, and both or one of a protective layer and a hologram layer is provided on the information, and further, Braille information is provided. How to make things. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the object to be transferred is a card having a built-in IC chip and a magnetic recording layer. 3. The image / character information described above is selected from the following thermal transfer methods: 1. Direct transfer of image and character information to a transfer target After transferring image / text information to the intermediate transfer recording medium,
2. Intermediate transfer recording system for re-transfer to the transfer target The image / character information is provided on one or both sides of the transfer object by any one or combination of the transfer method of the transfer layer for performing thermal transfer printing after transferring the transfer layer to the transfer object. A method for forming a print to be described. 4. The Braille information is provided in advance on an object to be transferred, or is provided directly on the object to be transferred at the time of producing a print, or is provided on a thermal transfer protective layer / thermal transfer hologram layer, and is transparent or Braille information that is visible Embossing 2. Drilling 3. 3. Thermal transfer recording of Braille information 4. Paste Braille information with adhesive 5. Foaming by direct heating of thermal transfer film 6. Foaming of thermal transfer film by laser heating 7. Dropping and fixing of hot-melt resin and photo-curing resin The method for forming a printed matter according to claim 1, wherein the method is provided by any one of a method of fixing a resin ink by a screen printing method. 5. The thermal transfer protective layer has an ultraviolet absorber, is transferred to a transfer target at least once, and the thermal transfer protective layer is: 1. Thermal transfer of protective layer resin film to card by direct transfer method 2. Thermal transfer of release layer during transfer by intermediate transfer method 3. Thermal transfer of plastic film The method for forming a printed matter according to claim 1, wherein the printed matter is formed by any one of a method of attaching a plastic film. 6. The thermal transfer protective layer has an ultraviolet absorber, is transferred to the transfer target at least once, and
6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the transfer is possible while avoiding the C area, the magnetic code area, and the Braille information area. 7. The thermal transfer hologram layer, wherein the thermal transfer hologram layer is transferred at least once and is transferable avoiding an IC area, a magnetic code area, and a Braille information area. 1. Thermal transfer of hologram layer resin film to transferred object by direct transfer method 2. Thermal transfer of hologram layer during transfer by intermediate transfer recording method 3. Thermal transfer of plastic hologram film with hologram The method for forming a printed matter according to claim 3, wherein the printed matter is formed by any one of a method of attaching a plastic hologram film having a hologram. 8. The heat transfer hologram layer according to claim 3, wherein the heat transfer hologram layer is transferred at least once and can be transferred while avoiding an IC area, a magnetic code area, and a Braille information area. A method for forming a print. 9. A sheet base material provided with a resin layer and a transparent sheet provided with a receiving layer are laminated, and a half-cut process is performed on the transparent sheet portion including the receiving layer, so that a transparent sheet is formed between the resin layer and the transparent sheet. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the image / character information is thermally transferred onto the transfer object using an intermediate transfer recording medium to be peeled off. 10. An image forming apparatus comprising: an intermediate transfer recording medium provided with a release layer and a receiving layer on a sheet substrate in that order; A method for forming a printed matter according to claim 3. 11. The receiving layer transfer method according to claim 3, wherein the receiving layer is transferred to a transfer object by using a receiving layer transfer sheet provided with a releasable receiving layer on a base sheet. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein image / character information is formed on the receiving layer by thermal transfer. 12. A printed matter forming method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein image / character information is provided, and both or one of a protective layer and a hologram layer is provided on the information. A print, further comprising Braille information. 13. The printed matter according to claim 12, wherein the image / character information is provided by an ultraviolet reflecting ink / absorbing ink or an infrared reflecting ink / absorbing ink recognizable by a specific device. . 14. The printed matter according to claim 12, wherein a Braille translation is formed by a thermal transfer method in the same plane of the Braille information. 15. The print according to claim 12, wherein Braille meaning the image / character information is formed in the same plane of the image / character information.