Patent ID: 7745374
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: B41M

Abstract:
1. A thermal transfer receiving sheet comprising a sheet-like support having, sequentially formed on at least one surface thereof, a hollow particle-containing intermediate layer and an image receiving layer, wherein said hollow particles have an average particle diameter of 0.2 to 35 μm and a hollow percentage by volume of 30 to 97% and the printing smoothness (Rp value) on the surface of said thermal transfer receiving sheet, as measured by using a Microtopograph under an applied pressure of 0.1 MPa 10 milli-seconds after the initiation of pressure application, is 1.5 μm or less, wherein said intermediate layer comprises two kinds of hollow particles A and B differing in the average particle diameter and the average particle diameters L A (μm) and L B (μm) of respective hollow particles satisfy all of the following relational formulae (1) to (3): and wherein the ratio of the mass of hollow particles A (W