Abstract The invention relates to a disk-shaped record carrier, for example a video plate, which is provided on one side or on both sides with a radiation-reflecting surface structure in the form of an information track consisting of blocks and pits on which a reflecting layer of metal is provided. The plate can be read optically. According to the invention the reflecting metal layer is provided with a cover layer which is formed by a transparent plate which is connected to the metal surface by means of a radiation-curable lacquer. The lacquer is preferably a U.V. curing lacquer and contains a protic mixture of acrylic acid esters. The transparent plate is also preferably manufactured from a transparent synthetic resin and has a thickness of 200 μm.
A disk shaped record carrier comprising a substrate, a radiation-reflecting layer of metal on said substrate containing at least one optically readable information path, a radiation-transparent cover plate of a thickness of 0.2-1 mm, formed of glass or a transparent synthetic resin material, covering said reflective metal layer and joined to said reflective metal layer by an ultraviolet curable lacquer composition layer of at most 30μ in thickness.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A disk shaped record carrier comprising a substrate, a radiation-reflecting layer of metal on said substrate containing at least one optically readable information path, a radiation-transparent cover plate of a thickness of 0.2-1 mm, formed of glass or a transparent synthetic resin material, covering said reflective metal layer and joined to said reflective metal layer by an ultraviolet curable lacquer composition layer of at most 30μ in thickness.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The record carrier of claim 1 wherein the ultraviolet curable lacquer composition contains a protic mixture of acrylic acid esters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The record carrier of claim 2 wherein the protic mixture of acrylic acid esters comprises hydroxy alkyl acrylates or amino alkyl acrylates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The record carrier of claim 3 wherein the cover plate has a thickness of from 0.2-1 mm and is a transparent synthetic resin selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl chloride-polyvinyl acetate copolymer, polycarbonate and polymethyl methacrylate.