Abstract: The coating method contains a spraying step in which a paint is sprayed at least on a coating substrate extending in an upward and downward direction to a film thickness thicker than causing sages of the sprayed paint. The coating substrate on which the paint is sprayed is rotated about the horizontal axis while the sprayed paint is dried until it does not sag any more.The coating apparatus includes a carriage conveying the coating substrate arranged to run along the conveying direction, and the carriage is provided with a supporting base for supporting the coating substrate rotatively about the horizontal axis. One embodiment for rotating the substrate supported by the supporting base is a spring that is disposed on the carriage to rotate the substrate by means of a restoring force produced by the spring. On the passage for conveying the carriage is disposed a force storing mechanism for storing the restoring force in the spring that released the restoring force.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel dye fixing element comprising a dye fixing layer on which a diffusive dye produced or released by developing a light-sensitive element containing at least (i) a light-sensitive silver halide, (ii) a hydrophilic binder and (iii) a dye providing compound which releases a diffusive dye in correspondence to or counter correspondence to an exposure in the presence of a base and/or base precursor after or simultaneously with the imagewise exposure which is to be transferred and fixed. A borate compound is incorporated in at least a protective layer of the fixing layer provided on one side thereof.

Abstract: A photographic element is described comprising a layer containing a hydrophilic low molecular weight compound on one surface of a support and a backing layer comprising a hydrophilic binder on the other surface of the support, wherein a gas-permeable hydrophilic layer is provided as the outermost layer of said backing layer.

Abstract: A novel dye fixing element is provided comprising a dye fixing layer on which a diffusive dye produced or released by developing a light-sensitive element containing at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a hydrophilic binder and a dye providing compound which produces or releases a diffusive dye in correspondence to or counter correspondence to the exposure in the presence of a base and/or base precursor after or simultaneously with imagewise exposure is transferred and fixed, wherein the outermost layer on the dye fixing layer side or on the opposite side, i.e., back layer side contains at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) and exhibits a contact angle of 80.degree. or more to a drop of methane iodide(RfCH.sub.2 O).sub.n --PO(OM).sub.m (I)wherein n and m satisfy the equation: n+m=3; Rf represents a perfluoroalkyl group; and M represents an alkali metal ion, NH.sup.4+ or secondary, tertiary or quaternary ammonium ion.

Abstract: A dry image-forming process is disclosed. The dry image-forming process of the invention comprises heat developing a light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least a photosensitive silver halide, a binder, and a dye releasing redox compound said dye releasing redox compound being reductive to the photosensitive silver halide and being capable of releasing a hydrophilic dye upon reaction with the photosensitive silver halide under heating, after or simultaneously with imagewise exposure, to form imagewise a mobile hydrophilic dye and heating, after simultaneously with the heat development, the light-sensitive material together with a dye-fixing layer in the presence of a hydrophilic thermal solvent to thereby transfer the mobile hydrophilic dye onto the dye-fixing layer to form a dye image and fix the dye image. The heat development is carried out in a state containing substantially no water, and the whole of steps are carried out without particular supplying a solvent.

Abstract: A dye fixing element is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon a dye fixing layer which mordants a diffusible dye, wherein at least one of said dye fixing layer or a layer adjacent thereto contains two or more kinds of high molecular weight binders which exhibit phase separation each other so as to give a mat appearance.

Abstract: A thermal transfer dye providing material comprising a support having thereon at least one dye providing layer containing a dye which migrates to a thermal transfer image receiving material when heated, wherein said dye providing layer comprises an oil-soluble thermoplastic resin containing the dye dispersed in a water-soluble binder.

Abstract: There is disclosed a thermal transfer image-receiving material capable of providing an image having high quality and excellent stability, even at a high temperature and high humidity. In the above thermal transfer image-receiving material, the image-receiving layer contains a dispersion prepared by dispersing a dye-accepting substance in a hydrophilic binder with an emulsifier containing at least one surfactant selected from the polymers containing a repetitive unit represented by Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, or an --SO.sub.3 M group, in which M represents a cation capable of forming a salt with sulfonic acid; A represents --O-- or --NH--; Z represents a group of carbon atoms necessary for forming a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring; m.sup.1 and m.sup.2 each represent 0 to 1; and X.sub.1 and X.sub.

Abstract: The coating method contains a spraying step in which a paint is sprayed at least on a coating substrate extending in an upward and downward direction to a film thickness thicker than causing sags of the sprayed paint. The coating substrate on which the paint is sprayed is rotated about the horizontal axis while the sprayed paint is dried until it does not sag any more. The coating apparatus includes a carriage conveying the coating substrate arranged to run along the conveying direction, and the carriage is provided with a supporting base for supporting the coating substrate rotatively about the horizontal axis. One embodiment for rotating the substrate supported by the supporting base is a spring that is disposed on the carriage to rotate the substrate by means of a restoring force produced by the spring. On the passage for conveying the carriage is disposed a force storing mechanism for storing the restoring force in the spring that released the restoring force.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one image receiving layer capable of accepting a dye which migrates from a thermal transfer dye providing material when heated, to form an image, wherein the image receiving layer is formed by coating a coating solution and drying it, the coating solution being obtained by dispersing an aqueous solution of fine particles of a dye accepting polymer and a high-boiling organic solvent and/or a thermal solvent in a water-soluble binder solution.

Abstract: A method for forming an image comprising heating, in the presence of water and at least one of a base and a base precursor, a combination of (i) a light-sensitive element comprising a support provided thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, and a dye providing substance and (ii) a dye fixing element comprising a mordant capable of fixing a mobile dye formed in said light-sensitive element, wherein said dye fixing element further contains at least one of oil droplets and a latex comprising a polymer having a glass transition point of 40.degree. C. or less.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving material comprising a support having thereon at least one image receiving layer which accepts a dye to form an image, the dye migrating from a thermal transfer dye providing material when heated, wherein the image receiving layer comprises a water-soluble binder containing a dye accepting substance dispersed therein, and at least the outermost layer of the image receiving side-constituting layers of the image receiving material contains at least a dye accepting polymer or a dye accepting polymer blend each having a glass transition point (Tg) of not lower than 20.degree. C. as a dye accepting substance which is dispersed in a water-soluble binder in the at least outermost layer.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving material comprising a support having thereon at least one image receiving layer which can accept a dye to form an image, the dye migrating from a thermal transfer dye providing material when heated, wherein the material contains at least one layer on the image receiving layer-side of the support which contains fine solid particles of a fluorine compound and silicone oil.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed comprising a support having provided thereon a highly water-absorbing high molecular weight compound having degree of swelling of 5 or more.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving material is described, comprising a support having thereon at least one dye receiving layer which can accept a dye which migrates from a thermal transfer dye donating material as a result of heating, wherein said dye receiving layer comprises a water soluble binder having a dye accepting substance dispersed therein, and said water soluble binder is hardened by a hardening agent.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed comprising a support having provided thereon a highly water-absorbing high molecular weight compound having degree of swelling of 5 or more.

Abstract: A dry image-forming process is disclosed which comprises transferring a mobile hydrophilic dye formed imagewise at exposure areas of a heat developable light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a hydrophilic binder, a reducing agent for the silver halide, and a non-diffusible 2-equivalent coupler by heating the light-sensitive material after imagewise exposure or simultaneously with imagewise exposure in the presence of a hydrophilic thermal solvent at a high temperature at which the hydrophilic thermal solvent is in a molten state without supplying a solvent from the outside, and fixing the dye in a dye-fixing layer.

Abstract: A thermal transfer receiving sheet adapted to receiving a dye from a thermal transfer sheet containing a dye capable of being sublimed or rendered mobile by heat, wherein said thermal receiving sheet comprises at least one receiving layer for receiving dye provided on a base sheet, and said base sheet comprises a support having at least one hydrophilic binder provided on the support between the support and the receiving layer.

Abstract: A process which comprises transferring a dye imagewise formed on a silver halide light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder and a mobile dye-forming compound which forms a dye in a chemical relation of the compound upon a reduction reaction of the silver halide to silver by a heat development of the light-sensitive material after or simultaneously with an image exposure, into a dye fixing layer in the presence of a thermal solvent at a high-temperature at which the thermal solvent is in a molten state. The process can be conducted without supplying solvent from the outside.

Abstract: An ink recording sheet comprising a transparent support having thereon an ink recording layer comprising a mixture of an amino group-deactivated gelatin derivative and a polyalkylene oxide.