Information-recording medium and method for producing the same

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for producing an information-recording medium comprising, on a substrate, a dye recording layer capable of recording information, the method comprising the step of drying the substrate formed with the dye recording layer by allowing clean air to flow while rotating the substrate at a high speed; wherein an intake for introducing the clean air is narrowed by arranging a lid having a circular opening at a central portion, at an opening disposed at an upper portion of an apparatus for rotating the substrate at the high speed.

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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention relates to an information-recording medium having, on a substrate, a recording layer capable of recording information, and a method for producing the same.[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art[0004] In general, the optical information-recording medium (optical disk) capable of recording information only once by using the laser beam includes, for example, write-once type CD (so-called CD-R) and DVD-R. Such an optical information-recording medium is advantageous in that a small amount of CD's can be commercially supplied to the market quickly at a convenient price as compared with the production of conventional CD (compact disk). The demand for such an optical information-recording medium is increasing in accordance with the recent popularization of personal computers or the like.[0005] The optical information-recording medium of the CD-R type has a representative structure comprising a recording layer composed of an orga...

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Benefits of technology

[0022] Accordingly, the clean air can be allowed to flow toward the entire surface of the recording layer substantially uniformly. Therefore, the recording layer can be dried uniformly concerning the planar direction and the film thickness direction of the recording layer. Thus, it is possible to produce the information-recording medium having good recording characteristics.

[0023] Further, the drying time for the recording layer can be shortened without increasing the environmental temperature for drying the recording layer or the temperature of the substrate itself, without rotating the substrate at a higher speed by increasing the concentration of the dye solution, or without increasing the air blow speed during the drying. Therefore, it is possible to remarkably suppress the increase in running cost. Further, it is possible to improve the throughput of the information-recording medium.

[0026] Accordingly, it is possible to simplify the production line, and it is easy to perform the quality control for each production line. Further, the maintenance cost for each equipment can be reduced, making it possible to realize a small scale of the production equipment and reduce the installation space. Therefore, it is possible to realize the low price of the information-recording medium produced thereby, and it is possible to achieve the improvement in yield.

Problems solved by technology

As a result, a problem arises such that the film thickness is non-uniform between the outer circumferential portion and the inner circumferential portion, and the recording characteristic is deteriorated.

However, the method as described above involves such a problem that the running cost is expensive.

For this reason, the maintenance cost for the respective equipments is expensive, and the quality control for each of the production lines is complicated, resulting in the large scale of the production equipment, and the enlargement of the installation space.

In accordance therewith, it is feared that the price of the optical information-recording medium to be produced may become high, and the yield may be lowered.

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