Microcapsules for magnetic display and magnetic display sheet comprising such microcapsules

• US 5,972,493 A
• Filed: 08/08/1995
• Issued: 10/26/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Chemitech, Inc.
• Inventors: Ogura, Atushi, Iwasaki, Takashi, Igaue, Sadatoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, HOA T
• Application Number:
  US08/512,285
• Time in Patent Office: 1,540 Days
• Field of Search: 428/323, 428/335, 428/336, 428/341, 428/343, 428/692, 428/900, 428/694 BN, 428/694 BA
• US Class Current: 428/323
• CPC Class Codes: B43L 1/008 with magnetic action
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/094 based on magnetophoretic effect
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/90 Magnetic feature
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/25 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and including a second component containing structurally defined particles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/264 Up to 3 mils
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/265 1 mil or less
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/273 of coating
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer

Abstract

Gelatin microcapsules for magnetic display enclosing therein dispersion medium, magnetic powder and nonmagnetic powder, characterized in that that the dispersion medium in the microcapsules is composed of at least low boiling point solvent, particle diameter of the microcapsules is ion a range of 400 μm tap 800 μm and particles bigger than average are removed out. And solvents with boiling point higher than 175 ° C., dispersant and suspension are contained in the dispersion medium, magnetic powder and nonmagnetic powder are affinity-treated. The microcapsule magnetic display sheet is produced by coating the above-described microcapsules. Therefore, recording speed and erasing speed are fast and recorded words or pictures are clear even if a magnetic force lower than 1100 gauss is used.

Claims

1. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet sequentially provided thereon with a pressure-proofing film comprising a sheet vehicle which includes an adhesive layer having the thickness in a range of 30 μ

m to 130 μ

m;

a microcapsule dispersoid layer comprising a microcapsule including, as a dispersion medium, a mixture of a low boiling point solvent and a high boiling point solvent having a boiling point higher than 175°

C., magnetic powder and non-magnetic powder wherein said microcapsule has particles of a size of 400 μ

m±

Xμ

m to 800 μ

m±

Xμ

m, wherein X=10-20 and wherein particles having a particle diameter exceeding the upper limit are removed, and a transparent film.

2. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet according to claim 1, wherein said pressure-proofing film is made of unwoven cloth and synthetic film, said microcapsule dispersoid layer comprising a microcapsule including, as a dispersion medium, a low boiling point solvent lower than 145°

C. or a mixture of a low boiling point and high-boiling point solvent having a boiling point higher than 175°

C.

3. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet according to claim 2 wherein the thickness of the synthetic resin film is in a range of 50 μ

m to 200 μ

m.

4. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet according to claim 1, wherein the pressure-proofing film has a film layer on its surface.

5. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet according to claim 1, wherein the synthetic resin film is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate film and polyethylene film.

6. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of a synthetic resin film is in a range of 50 μ

m to 200 μ

m.

7. A microcapsule magnetic display according to claim 1, wherein said transparent film is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene film, chloroethylene film, polyester film and polycarbonate film.

8. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet according to claim 1 wherein the thickness of the transparent film is in a range of 50 μ

m to 180 μ

m.

9. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet according to claim 1 wherein the microcapsule dispersoid layer contains a binder and the binder is an aqueous transparent adhesive.

10. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet according to claim 1 wherein an aqueous colorant is contained in at least one of the dispersion medium in a microcapsule, a microcapsule membrane, a transparent layer, or transparent aqueous adhesives in the microcapsule dispersoids and pressure-proofing film.

11. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet according to claim 1 wherein the pressure proofing element is an unwoven cloth.

12. A microcapsule magnetic display sheet according to claim 11 wherein the thickness of the unwoven cloth is in a range of 250 μ

m to 500 μ

m.