| abstract |
A thermosensitive recording medium comprising a support and, sequentially superimposed thereon, a thermosensitive recording layer containing a colorless to hypochromic electron donating leuco dye and an electron accepting developer and a coating layer formed by coating with binder-containing paint (A) and crosslinking agent-containing paint (B). A thermosensitive recording medium of quality excelling in suitability to writing and printing, head scum, water repellency and sticking and further excelling in stable storability of developed images when exposed to heat or water, natural environment such as moisture or light, sebum at manual handling, or oil, plasticizers, solvents, etc. can be obtained by a process for producing a thermosensitive recording medium, characterized in that an overcoat layer is formed by separately carrying out curtain coatings with the paint (A) and paint (B) with the proviso that after either of the paint coatings, without any intermediate drying step, there is carried out the rest of paint curtain coating. |