WO2013157271A1 - インクジェットインクセット、及びこれを用いた画像形成方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an inkjet ink set and an image forming method using the same.
- the ink jet recording method is used in various printing fields because it can form an image easily and inexpensively.
- As one of the inkjet recording methods there is an ultraviolet curable inkjet method in which droplets of inkjet ink are landed on a recording medium and then irradiated with ultraviolet rays to cure the ink and form an image.
- the ultraviolet curable ink jet method has been attracting attention in recent years because an image having high scratch resistance and adhesion can be formed on a recording medium having no ink absorbability.
- Patent Document 3 In order to enhance the durability of printed images formed by various printers, a technique for applying an overcoat composition containing a gelling agent on the printed image has been proposed (Patent Document 3).
- Patent Literature a technique for applying a clear ink capable of sol-gel phase transition on a printed image has been proposed in order to improve the abrasion resistance of the printed image and prevent set-off when the printed materials are stacked (Patent Literature). 4).
- the recording medium after the landing of the clear ink is heated to smooth the clear ink, and then the curing process is performed.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an inkjet ink set capable of forming a printed image having both high image quality and surface glossiness.
- the first of the present invention relates to the following inkjet ink set.
- the second of the present invention relates to an image forming method described below.
- the droplets of the color ink are ejected from an inkjet recording head and adhered onto a recording medium, and the clear ink liquid in the inkjet ink set
- Droplets are ejected from an ink jet recording head and adhered onto a recording medium, and the color ink droplets and the clear ink droplets landed on the recording medium are irradiated with actinic rays, An image forming method for curing.
- the color inks of the inkjet ink set of the present invention are difficult to coalesce with each other after landing on the recording medium. Therefore, a high-definition image can be formed.
- the clear ink of the inkjet ink set of the present invention is easy to level. Therefore, a highly glossy film can be formed. That is, according to the inkjet ink set of the present invention, a printed image having both high image quality and glossiness can be formed.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram (top view) illustrating an example of a configuration of a main part of a line recording type inkjet recording apparatus. It is a figure (side view) which shows the other example of a structure of the principal part of the inkjet recording apparatus of a line recording system. It is a figure (top view) which shows the other example of a structure of the principal part of the inkjet recording apparatus of a line recording system. It is a figure (top view) which shows the other example of a structure of the principal part of the inkjet recording apparatus of a line recording system. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the principal part of the inkjet recording device of a serial recording system.
- the inkjet ink set of the present invention includes color ink and clear ink.
- the color ink may be a single color or a set of a plurality of colors (for example, cyan, magenta, yellow, black, etc.).
- Color ink Color ink is an ink that undergoes a sol-gel phase transition with temperature.
- the color ink contains a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, a gelling agent, and a coloring material, and other additives as necessary.
- the photopolymerizable compound is a compound that crosslinks or polymerizes when irradiated with actinic rays.
- the actinic rays are, for example, electron beams, ultraviolet rays, ⁇ rays, ⁇ rays, and X-rays, and are preferably ultraviolet rays.
- the photopolymerizable compound can be a radical polymerizable compound or a cationic polymerizable compound. A radical polymerizable compound is preferred.
- the radical polymerizable compound is a compound (monomer, oligomer, polymer or mixture thereof) having an ethylenically unsaturated bond capable of radical polymerization. Only one kind of radically polymerizable compound may be contained in the color ink, or two or more kinds thereof may be contained.
- Examples of the compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond capable of radical polymerization include an unsaturated carboxylic acid and a salt thereof, an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester compound, an unsaturated carboxylic acid urethane compound, an unsaturated carboxylic acid amide compound and an anhydride thereof, Examples include acrylonitrile, styrene, unsaturated polyester, unsaturated polyether, unsaturated polyamide, and unsaturated urethane.
- Examples of the unsaturated carboxylic acid include (meth) acrylic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, maleic acid and the like.
- the radical polymerizable compound is preferably an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester compound, and more preferably a (meth) acrylate compound.
- the (meth) acrylate compound may be not only a monomer described later, but also an oligomer, a mixture of a monomer and an oligomer, a modified product, an oligomer having a polymerizable functional group, and the like.
- “(meth) acrylate” refers to both and / or “acrylate” and “methacrylate”
- (meth) acryl” refers to both and / or “acryl” and “methacryl”.
- Examples of (meth) acrylate compounds include isoamyl (meth) acrylate, stearyl (meth) acrylate, lauryl (meth) acrylate, octyl (meth) acrylate, decyl (meth) acrylate, isomyristyl (meth) acrylate, isostearyl (meth) ) Acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl-diglycol (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (meth) acryloyloxyethyl hexahydrophthalic acid, butoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, ethoxydiethylene glycol (meth) acrylate , Methoxydiethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, methoxypropylene glycol (meth) acrylate, phenoxyethyl (Meth)
- stearyl (meth) acrylate lauryl (meth) acrylate, isostearyl (meth) acrylate, ethoxydiethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, isobornyl (meth) acrylate, tetraethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate , Glycerin propoxytri (meth) acrylate and the like are preferable.
- the (meth) acrylate compound may be a modified product.
- examples thereof include ethylene oxide-modified (meth) acrylate compounds such as ethylene oxide-modified trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate and ethylene oxide-modified pentaerythritol tetraacrylate; Caprolactone-modified (meth) acrylate compounds such as caprolactone-modified trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate; and caprolactam-modified (meth) acrylate compounds such as caprolactam-modified dipentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate and the like are included.
- an ethylene oxide-modified (meth) acrylate compound is preferable from the viewpoint of high photosensitivity and easy formation of a card house structure described later when gelling at a low temperature.
- the ethylene oxide-modified (meth) acrylate compound is easily dissolved in other ink components at high temperatures and has little curing shrinkage, so that curling of the printed matter hardly occurs.
- Examples of ethylene oxide-modified (meth) acrylate compounds include 4EO-modified hexanediol diacrylate CD561 (molecular weight 358), 3EO-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate SR454 (molecular weight 429), 6EO-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate SR499 manufactured by Sartomer. (Molecular weight 560), 4EO-modified pentaerythritol tetraacrylate SR494 (molecular weight 528); Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd.
- polyethylene glycol diacrylate NK ester A-400 (molecular weight 508), polyethylene glycol diacrylate NK ester A-600 (molecular weight 742) , Polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate NK ester 9G (molecular weight 536), polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate NK Este 14G (molecular weight 770); Tetraethylene glycol diacrylate V # 335HP (molecular weight 302) manufactured by Osaka Organic Chemical Co .; 3PO-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate Photomer 4072 (molecular weight 471) manufactured by Cognis; 1 manufactured by Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd.
- 10-decanediol dimethacrylate NK ester DOD-N (molecular weight 310)
- tricyclodecane dimethanol diacrylate NK ester A-DCP molecular weight 304
- tricyclodecane dimethanol dimethacrylate NK ester DCP molecular weight 302.
- the (meth) acrylate compound may be a polymerizable oligomer.
- polymerizable oligomers include epoxy (meth) acrylate oligomers, aliphatic urethane (meth) acrylate oligomers, aromatic urethane (meth) acrylate oligomers, polyester (meth) acrylate oligomers, and linear (meth) acrylic. Oligomers and the like are included.
- the cationically polymerizable compound may be an epoxy compound, a vinyl ether compound, an oxetane compound, or the like. Only one kind of the cationic polymerizable compound may be contained in the color ink, or two or more kinds thereof may be contained therein.
- the epoxy compound is an aromatic epoxide, an alicyclic epoxide, an aliphatic epoxide, or the like, and an aromatic epoxide or an alicyclic epoxide is preferable in order to increase curability.
- the aromatic epoxide may be a di- or polyglycidyl ether obtained by reacting a polyhydric phenol or an alkylene oxide adduct thereof with epichlorohydrin.
- examples of the polyhydric phenol to be reacted or its alkylene oxide adduct include bisphenol A or its alkylene oxide adduct.
- the alkylene oxide in the alkylene oxide adduct can be ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and the like.
- the alicyclic epoxide can be a cycloalkane oxide-containing compound obtained by epoxidizing a cycloalkane-containing compound with an oxidizing agent such as hydrogen peroxide or peracid.
- the cycloalkane in the cycloalkane oxide-containing compound can be cyclohexene or cyclopentene.
- the aliphatic epoxide can be a di- or polyglycidyl ether obtained by reacting an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol or an alkylene oxide adduct thereof with epichlorohydrin.
- the aliphatic polyhydric alcohol include ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, alkylene glycol such as 1,6-hexanediol, and the like.
- the alkylene oxide in the alkylene oxide adduct can be ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and the like.
- vinyl ether compounds include ethyl vinyl ether, n-butyl vinyl ether, isobutyl vinyl ether, octadecyl vinyl ether, cyclohexyl vinyl ether, hydroxybutyl vinyl ether, 2-ethylhexyl vinyl ether, cyclohexanedimethanol monovinyl ether, n-propyl vinyl ether, isopropyl vinyl ether, isopropenyl ether.
- -Monovinyl ether compounds such as o-propylene carbonate, dodecyl vinyl ether, diethylene glycol monovinyl ether, octadecyl vinyl ether;
- Diethylene glycol divinyl ether diethylene glycol divinyl ether, triethylene glycol divinyl ether, propylene glycol divinyl ether, dipropylene glycol divinyl ether, butanediol divinyl ether, hexanediol divinyl ether, cyclohexane dimethanol divinyl ether, trimethylolpropane trivinyl ether, etc. Or a trivinyl ether compound etc. are contained. Of these vinyl ether compounds, di- or trivinyl ether compounds are preferred in view of curability and adhesion.
- the oxetane compound is a compound having an oxetane ring, and examples thereof include oxetane compounds described in JP-A Nos. 2001-220526, 2001-310937, and JP-A-2005-255821.
- the compound represented by the general formula (1) described in paragraph No. 0089 of JP-A No. 2005-255821 the compound represented by the general formula (2) described in paragraph No. 0092 of the same publication
- the paragraph Examples include a compound represented by general formula (7) of number 0107, a compound represented by general formula (8) of paragraph number 0109, a compound represented by general formula (9) of paragraph number 0116, and the like.
- the general formulas (1), (2), (7) to (9) described in JP-A-2005-255821 are shown below.
- the content of the photopolymerizable compound is preferably 1 to 97% by mass and more preferably 30 to 95% by mass with respect to the total mass of the color ink.
- the amount of the photopolymerizable compound is too small, the coloring material cannot be sufficiently dispersed, and the ink dischargeability from the ink jet recording apparatus is lowered.
- the amount of the photopolymerizable compound is excessive, the amount of the gelling agent and the photopolymerization initiator is relatively small, and the sol-gel phase transition may not be sufficiently performed or the curing is insufficient. there is a possibility.
- the color ink further contains a photopolymerization initiator.
- Photopolymerization initiators include an intramolecular bond cleavage type and an intramolecular hydrogen abstraction type. Examples of intramolecular bond cleavage type photopolymerization initiators include diethoxyacetophenone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropan-1-one, benzyldimethyl ketal, 1- (4-isopropylphenyl) -2.
- intramolecular hydrogen abstraction type photopolymerization initiators examples include benzophenone, methyl 4-phenylbenzophenone o-benzoylbenzoate, 4,4′-dichlorobenzophenone, hydroxybenzophenone, 4-benzoyl-4′-methyl-diphenyl.
- Benzophenones such as sulfide, acrylated benzophenone, 3,3 ′, 4,4′-tetra (t-butylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3′-dimethyl-4-methoxybenzophenone; 2-isopropylthioxanthone, 2,4 -Thioxanthone series such as dimethylthioxanthone, 2,4-diethylthioxanthone, 2,4-dichlorothioxanthone; Aminobenzophenone series such as Michler ketone, 4,4'-diethylaminobenzophenone; 10-butyl-2-chloroacridone, 2-ethyl Anthraquinone, 9,10-phenanthrene Quinone, camphor quinone, include triallyl phosphonium salts.
- the photopolymerization initiator is acyl phosphine oxide or acyl phosphonate
- the sensitivity is good.
- bis (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) -phenylphosphine oxide, bis (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl) -2,4,4-trimethyl-pentylphosphine oxide, and the like are preferable.
- the content of the photopolymerization initiator contained in the color ink is 0.1% by mass to 10% by mass with respect to the total mass of the ink, although it depends on the light irradiated during ink curing and the type of photopolymerizable compound. It is preferably 2 to 8% by mass.
- the photopolymerization initiator contained in the color ink may contain a photoacid generator.
- photoacid generators include chemically amplified photoresists and compounds used for photocationic polymerization (Organic Materials Research Group, “Organic Materials for Imaging”, Bunshin Publishing (1993), 187. See page 192).
- the color ink may further contain a photopolymerization initiator auxiliary agent or a polymerization inhibitor, if necessary.
- the photopolymerization initiator assistant may be a tertiary amine compound, preferably an aromatic tertiary amine compound.
- aromatic tertiary amine compounds include N, N-dimethylaniline, N, N-diethylaniline, N, N-dimethyl-p-toluidine, N, N-dimethylamino-p-benzoic acid ethyl ester, N, N-dimethylamino-p-benzoic acid isoamyl ethyl ester, N, N-dihydroxyethylaniline, triethylamine, N, N-dimethylhexylamine and the like are included.
- N, N-dimethylamino-p-benzoic acid ethyl ester and N, N-dimethylamino-p-benzoic acid isoamyl ethyl ester are preferred. Only one of these compounds may be included in the color ink, or two or more of these compounds may be included.
- polymerization inhibitors include (alkyl) phenol, hydroquinone, catechol, resorcin, p-methoxyphenol, t-butylcatechol, t-butylhydroquinone, pyrogallol, 1,1-picrylhydrazyl, phenothiazine, p-benzoquinone , Nitrosobenzene, 2,5-di-t-butyl-p-benzoquinone, dithiobenzoyl disulfide, picric acid, cuperone, aluminum N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine, tri-p-nitrophenylmethyl, N- (3-oxyanilino- 1,3-dimethylbutylidene) aniline oxide, dibutylcresol, cyclohexanone oxime cresol, guaiacol, o-isopropylphenol, butyraloxime, methyl ethyl ketoxime, cyclohexanone oxime
- the gelling agent contained in the color ink has a function of reversibly sol-gel phase transition of the color ink depending on the temperature.
- a gelling agent is at least 1) soluble in a photopolymerizable compound or non-polymerizable resin at a temperature higher than the gelation temperature, and 2) crystallizes in the ink at a temperature below the gelation temperature. It is necessary.
- the gelling agent When the gelling agent is crystallized in the ink, it is preferable that a plate crystal which is a crystallized product of the gelling agent forms a space three-dimensionally enclosed, and the photopolymerizable compound is included in the space.
- the structure in which the photopolymerizable compound is encapsulated in the space three-dimensionally surrounded by the plate crystal is sometimes referred to as “card house structure”.
- the card house structure is formed, the liquid photopolymerizable compound can be held and ink droplets can be pinned. Thereby, coalescence of droplets can be suppressed.
- the photopolymerizable compound dissolved in the ink and the gelling agent are compatible.
- the photopolymerizable compound dissolved in the ink and the gelling agent are phase-separated, it may be difficult to form a card house structure.
- gelling agents include An aliphatic ketone compound; Aliphatic ester compounds; Petroleum waxes such as paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, petrolactam; Plant waxes such as candelilla wax, carnauba wax, rice wax, wood wax, jojoba oil, jojoba solid wax, and jojoba ester; Animal waxes such as beeswax, lanolin and whale wax; Mineral waxes such as montan wax and hydrogenated wax; Hydrogenated castor oil or hydrogenated castor oil derivative; Modified waxes such as montan wax derivatives, paraffin wax derivatives, microcrystalline wax derivatives or polyethylene wax derivatives; Higher fatty acids such as behenic acid, arachidic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid, lauric acid, oleic acid, and erucic acid; Higher alcohols such as stearyl alcohol and behenyl alcohol; Hydroxystearic acid such as 12-hydroxystearic acid; 12-hydroxystearic acid derivative
- Nomucoat series, etc. Amide compounds such as N-lauroyl-L-glutamic acid dibutylamide and N- (2-ethylhexanoyl) -L-glutamic acid dibutylamide (available from Ajinomoto Fine-Techno); Dibenzylidene sorbitols such as 1,3: 2,4-bis-O-benzylidene-D-glucitol (available from Gelol D Shin Nippon Chemical); And low molecular oil gelling agents described in JP-A-2005-126507, JP-A-2005-255821 and JP-A-2010-11117.
- Amide compounds such as N-lauroyl-L-glutamic acid dibutylamide and N- (2-ethylhexanoyl) -L-glutamic acid dibutylamide (available from Ajinomoto Fine-Techno); Dibenzylidene sorbitols such as 1,3: 2,4-bis-O
- the color ink preferably contains a compound containing a linear alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms as a gelling agent.
- the gelling agent contains a linear alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms, the aforementioned “card house structure” is easily formed.
- the structure of the gelling agent may have a branched chain.
- gelling agent containing a linear alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms include aliphatic ketone compounds, aliphatic ester compounds, higher fatty acids, higher alcohols having a linear alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms, Fatty acid amides and the like are included.
- the gelling agent is preferably an aliphatic ketone compound or an aliphatic ester compound. That is, a compound represented by the following general formulas (G1) and (G2) is preferable.
- R1-CO-R2 General formula (G2): R3-COO-R4
- R1 to R4 each independently represents a hydrocarbon group having a straight chain portion having 12 or more carbon atoms.
- R1 to R4 may have a branched portion.
- the hydrocarbon groups represented by R1 and R2 are preferably each independently an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing a straight chain portion having 12 to 25 carbon atoms. If the number of carbon atoms in the straight chain portion contained in the aliphatic hydrocarbon group represented by R1 and R2 is less than 12, it does not function as a gelling agent because it does not have sufficient crystallinity, and the card described above In the house structure, there is a possibility that a sufficient space for encapsulating the photopolymerizable compound cannot be formed. On the other hand, if the number of carbon atoms in the straight chain portion contained in the aliphatic hydrocarbon group exceeds 25, the melting point becomes too high, so that the ink may not be dissolved in the ink unless the ink discharge temperature is increased.
- Examples of the aliphatic ketone compound represented by the general formula (G1) include dilignoceryl ketone (C24-C24), dibehenyl ketone (C22-C22, melting point 88 ° C.), distearyl ketone (C18-C18, 84 ° C.), dieicosyl ketone (C20-C20), dipalmityl ketone (C16-C16, melting point 80 ° C.), dimyristyl ketone (C14-C14), dilauryl ketone (C12-C12, melting point 68 ° C.) , Lauryl myristyl ketone (C12-C14), lauryl palmityl ketone (C12-C16), myristyl palmityl ketone (C14-C16), myristyl stearyl ketone (C14-C18), myristyl behenyl ketone (C14-C22), palmityl Stearyl
- Examples of commercially available compounds represented by the general formula (G1) include 18-Pentriacontanon (Alfa Aeser), Hentriacontan-16-on (Alfa Aeser), Kao Wax T1 (Kao Corporation), etc. Is included.
- the aliphatic ketone compound contained in the color ink may be only one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds.
- the hydrocarbon group represented by R3 and R4 is not particularly limited, but is preferably an aliphatic hydrocarbon group including a straight chain portion having 12 to 26 carbon atoms.
- the number of carbon atoms in the straight chain portion contained in the aliphatic hydrocarbon group represented by R3 and R4 is 12 or more and 26 or less, it is necessary for the gelling agent as in the compound represented by the general formula (G1).
- the above-mentioned card house structure can be formed while having excellent crystallinity, and the melting point is not too high.
- Examples of the aliphatic ester compound represented by the formula (2) include behenyl behenate (C21-C22, melting point 70 ° C.), icosyl icosanoate (C19-C20), stearyl stearate (C17-C18, melting point 60 ° C.).
- Examples of commercially available aliphatic ester compounds represented by the formula (2) include Unistar M-2222SL (manufactured by NOF Corporation), EXCEPARL SS (manufactured by Kao Corporation, melting point 60 ° C.), EMALEX® CC-18 ( Nippon Emulsion Co., Ltd.), Amreps PC (manufactured by Higher Alcohol Industry Co., Ltd.), Exepal® MY-M (manufactured by Kao Co., Ltd.), Spam Acechi (manufactured by NOF Corporation), EMALEX® CC-10 (manufactured by Nippon Emulsion Co., Ltd.) Is included. Since these commercial products are often a mixture of two or more types, they may be separated and purified as necessary.
- the aliphatic ester compound contained in the color ink may be only one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds.
- the amount of the gelling agent contained in the color ink is preferably 0.5 to 10.0% by mass, more preferably 1 to 7% by mass with respect to the total amount of the color ink. If it is less than 0.5% by mass, the ink droplets cannot be gelled (sol-gel phase transition due to temperature). On the other hand, when the amount of the gelling agent exceeds 10% by mass, the gelling agent is not sufficiently dissolved in the ink, and the discharge property of the ink droplets is lowered.
- the color ink further includes a color material.
- the colorant can be a dye or a pigment.
- a pigment is more preferable because it has good dispersibility with respect to the components of the ink and is excellent in weather resistance.
- the dye can be an oil-soluble dye or the like.
- oil-soluble dyes include the following various dyes.
- magenta dyes include MS Magenta VP, MS Magenta HM-1450, MS Magenta HSo-147 (above, manufactured by Mitsui Toatsu), AIZENSOT Red-1, AIZEN SOT Red-2, AIZEN SOTRed-3, AIZEN SOT Pink-1, SPIRON Red GEH SPECIAL (above, manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.), RESOLIN Red FB 200%, MACROLEX Red Violet R, MACROLEX ROT5B (above, manufactured by Bayer Japan Co., Ltd.), KAYASET Red B, KAYA 802 (above, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.), PHLOXIN, ROSE Bengal, ACID Red (above, Manufactured by Iva Kasei), HSR-31, DIARESIN Red K (manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Corp
- cyan dyes examples include MS Cyan HM-1238, MS Cyan HSo-16, Cyan HSo-144, MS Cyan VPG (manufactured by Mitsui Toatsu), AIZEN SOT Blue-4 (manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.), RESOLIN BR. Blue BGLN 200%, MACROLEX Blue RR, CERES Blue GN, SIRIUS SUPRATURQ. Blue Z-BGL, SIRIUS SUTRA TURQ. Blue FB-LL 330% (from Bayer Japan), KAYASET Blue FR, KAYASET Blue N, KAYASET Blue 814, Turq.
- Blue GL-5 200 Light Blue BGL-5 200 (Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.), DAIWA Blue 7000, Olesol Fast Blue GL (Daiwa Kasei Co., Ltd.), DIARESIN Blue P (Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd.) Blue 670, NEOPEN Blue 808, ZAPON Blue 806 (above, manufactured by BASF Japan Ltd.) and the like are included.
- yellow dyes examples include MS Yellow HSm-41, Yellow KX-7, Yellow EX-27 (Mitsui Toatsu), AIZEN SOT Yellow-1, AIZEN SOT Yellow W-3, AIZEN SOT Yellow-6 (above, Hodogaya (Manufactured by Kagakusha), MACROLEX Yellow 6G, MACROLEX FLUOR.
- black dyes examples include MS Black VPC (Mitsui Toatsu Co., Ltd.), AIZEN SOT Black-1, AIZEN SOT Black-5 (above, manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.), RESORIN Black GSN 200%, RESOLIN BlackBS (above, Bayer Japan), KAYASET Black AN (Nippon Kayaku), DAIWA Black MSC (Daiwa Kasei), HSB-202 (Mitsubishi Kasei), NEPTUNE Black X60, NEOPEN Black X58 (above, BASF) Japan product).
- the pigment is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, an organic pigment or an inorganic pigment having the following numbers described in the color index.
- red or magenta pigments examples include Pigment Red 3, 5, 19, 22, 31, 38, 43, 48: 1, 48: 2, 48: 3, 48: 4, 48: 5, 49: 1, 53. : 1, 57: 1, 57: 2, 58: 4, 63: 1, 81, 81: 1, 81: 2, 81: 3, 81: 4, 88, 104, 108, 112, 122, 123, 144 146, 149, 166, 168, 169, 170, 177, 178, 179, 184, 185, 208, 216, 226, 257, Pigment Violet 3, 19, 23, 29, 30, 37, 50, 88, Pigment Orange 13, 16, 20, 36, etc. are included.
- Examples of blue or cyan pigments include Pigment Blue 1, 15, 15: 1, 15: 2, 15: 3, 15: 4, 15: 6, 16, 17-1, 22, 27, 28, 29, 36. , 60 and the like.
- Examples of green pigments include Pigment Green 7, 26, 36, and 50.
- Examples of yellow pigments include Pigment Yellow 1, 3, 12, 13, 14, 17, 34, 35, 37, 55, 74, 81, 83, 93, 94, 95, 97, 108, 109, 110, 137. 138, 139, 153, 154, 155, 157, 166, 167, 168, 180, 185, 193 and the like.
- Examples of the black pigment include Pigment Black 7, 28, 26 and the like.
- Examples of commercially available pigments include chromofine yellow 2080, 5900, 5930, AF-1300, 2700L, chromofine orange 3700L, 6730, chromofine scarlet 6750, chromofine magenta 6880, 6886, 6891N, 6790, 6887, chromo Fine Violet RE, Chromo Fine Red 6820, 6830, Chromo Fine Blue HS-3, 5187, 5108, 5197, 5085N, SR-5020, 5026, 5050, 4920, 4927, 4937, 4824, 4933GN-EP, 4940, 4973, 5205, 5208, 5214, 5221, 5000P, Chromofine Green 2GN, 2GO, 2G-550D, 5310, 5370, 6830, Chromofine Black A-1103, Seika Fast Yellow 10GH, A-3, 2035, 2054, 2200, 2270, 2300, 2400 (B), 2500, 2600, ZAY
- the average particle diameter of the pigment is preferably 0.08 to 0.5 ⁇ m, and the maximum particle diameter of the pigment is preferably 0.3 to 10 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.3 to 3 ⁇ m.
- the pigment or dye content is preferably 0.1 to 20% by mass, more preferably 0.4 to 10% by mass, based on the total mass of the color ink. If the pigment or dye content is too low, the resulting image will not be sufficiently colored, and if it is too high, the viscosity of the ink will increase and the discharge properties will decrease.
- the pigment can be dispersed by, for example, a ball mill, sand mill, attritor, roll mill, agitator, Henschel mixer, colloid mill, ultrasonic homogenizer, pearl mill, wet jet mill, paint shaker, or the like.
- the pigment is dispersed so that the average particle diameter of the pigment particles is preferably 0.08 to 0.5 ⁇ m, and the maximum particle diameter is preferably 0.3 to 10 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.3 to 3 ⁇ m. Is preferred.
- the dispersion of the pigment is adjusted by the selection of the pigment, the dispersant, and the dispersion medium, the dispersion conditions, the filtration conditions, and the like.
- the color ink may further contain a dispersant in order to improve the dispersibility of the pigment.
- the dispersant include a hydroxyl group-containing carboxylic acid ester, a salt of a long chain polyaminoamide and a high molecular weight acid ester, a salt of a high molecular weight polycarboxylic acid, a salt of a long chain polyaminoamide and a polar acid ester, a high molecular weight unsaturated acid ester , Polymer copolymer, modified polyurethane, modified polyacrylate, polyether ester type anionic activator, naphthalene sulfonic acid formalin condensate salt, aromatic sulfonic acid formalin condensate salt, polyoxyethylene alkyl phosphate ester, polyoxyethylene Nonylphenyl ether, stearylamine acetate and the like are included.
- Examples of commercially available dispersants include Avecia's Solsperse series and Ajinomoto Fine
- the color ink may further contain a dispersion aid as necessary.
- the dispersion aid may be selected according to the pigment.
- the total amount of the dispersing agent and the dispersing aid is preferably 1 to 50% by mass with respect to the pigment.
- the color ink may further include a dispersion medium for dispersing the pigment as necessary.
- a solvent may be included in the color ink as a dispersion medium.
- the above-described photopolymerizable compound is the dispersion medium. It is preferable.
- the color ink may further contain other components as necessary.
- Other components may be various additives, other resins, and the like.
- the additive include a surfactant, a leveling additive, a matting agent, an ultraviolet absorber, an infrared absorber, an antibacterial agent, a basic compound for enhancing the storage stability of the color ink, and the like.
- Examples of basic compounds include basic alkali metal compounds, basic alkaline earth metal compounds, basic organic compounds such as amines, and the like.
- other resins include resins for adjusting the physical properties of the cured film, such as polyester resins, polyurethane resins, vinyl resins, acrylic resins, rubber resins, and waxes. It is.
- the color ink contains a gelling agent as described above, it undergoes a sol-gel phase transition reversibly depending on the temperature. Since the sol-gel phase transition color ink is a liquid (sol) at a high temperature (for example, about 80 ° C.), it can be ejected in a sol state from an inkjet recording head. When color ink is ejected at a high temperature, ink droplets (dots) land on the recording medium and then naturally cool to gel. Thereby, coalescence of adjacent dots can be suppressed and image quality can be improved.
- a high temperature for example, about 80 ° C.
- the viscosity of the ink at a high temperature is not more than a certain level.
- the viscosity of the color ink at 80 ° C. is preferably 3 to 20 mPa ⁇ s.
- the viscosity of the ink at normal temperature after landing is a certain level or more.
- the viscosity ⁇ (CO) at 25 ° C. of the color ink is preferably higher than 2 ⁇ 10 3 mPa ⁇ s.
- the viscosity ⁇ (CO) at 25 ° C. of the color ink is preferably 5 ⁇ 10 4 mPa ⁇ s or less.
- the gel temperature of the color ink is preferably 40 ° C. or higher and 70 ° C. or lower, and more preferably 50 ° C. or higher and 65 ° C. or lower. If the gelation temperature of the color ink exceeds 70 ° C. when the discharge temperature is around 80 ° C., gelation is likely to occur at the time of discharge, so that the discharge property is lowered, and if the gelation temperature is less than 40 ° C. This is because it does not gel immediately after landing on the medium.
- the gelation temperature is a temperature at which the fluidity decreases due to gelation in the process of cooling the ink in the sol state.
- the viscosity at 80 ° C., the viscosity at 25 ° C., and the gelation temperature of the color ink can be obtained by measuring the temperature change of the dynamic viscoelasticity of the color ink with a rheometer. Specifically, the temperature change curve of the viscosity when the color ink is heated to 100 ° C. and cooled to 20 ° C. under the conditions of a shear rate of 11.7 (1 / s) and a temperature decrease rate of 0.1 ° C./s. obtain. And the viscosity in 80 degreeC and the viscosity in 25 degreeC can be calculated
- the rheometer can be a stress control type rheometer Physica MCR series manufactured by Anton Paar.
- the cone plate can have a diameter of 75 mm and a cone angle of 1.0 °.
- the color ink is obtained by mixing a photopolymerizable compound, a gelling agent, a photopolymerization initiator, and a color material under heating.
- a pigment dispersion in which a color material (particularly a pigment) is dispersed in a part of the photopolymerizable compound is prepared and mixed with the pigment dispersion and other ink components.
- the obtained color ink is preferably filtered through a predetermined filter.
- -Clear ink Clear ink is ink that undergoes a sol-gel phase transition.
- the clear ink is applied so as to overlap with the color ink described above.
- the aforementioned color ink has a high viscosity after landing on the recording medium. Therefore, the color ink may be difficult to level after landing on the recording medium, and fine irregularities are likely to be formed on the surface. Therefore, the glossiness of the formed image may be lowered.
- the density of the image is adjusted by the amount of color ink. For this reason, an image made of the above-described color ink tends to have different image thicknesses in regions having different shades. That is, a step is likely to occur in the formed image. Therefore, the glossiness of the printed matter is improved by stacking clear ink having a low viscosity and flattening the unevenness and steps on the surface of the color ink. Moreover, the scratch resistance of the printed matter is enhanced by overlaying the clear ink.
- the clear ink contains a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and a gelling agent, and other components as necessary.
- the photopolymerizable compound, photopolymerization initiator, and gelling agent can be the same as those contained in the color ink.
- the amount of the photopolymerizable compound contained in the clear ink is preferably 1 to 97% by mass, and preferably 30 to 95% by mass with respect to the total mass of the clear ink. If the amount of the photopolymerizable compound contained in the clear ink is small, the strength and scratch resistance of the clear ink cured film may be lowered. On the other hand, when the amount of the photopolymerizable compound contained in the clear ink is excessive, the amount of the gelling agent or the photopolymerizable compound is relatively reduced. For this reason, there is a possibility that the sol-gel phase transition cannot be performed sufficiently and the ink is not sufficiently cured.
- the amount of the photopolymerization initiator contained in the clear ink is preferably 0.1 to 10% by mass, and preferably 2 to 8% by mass with respect to the total mass of the clear ink. When the amount of the photopolymerization initiator is small, the ink is not sufficiently cured.
- the amount of gelling agent contained in the clear ink is preferably smaller than the amount of gelling agent contained in the color ink. This is because the viscosity of the clear ink is made lower than that of the color ink and the leveling property of the clear ink is improved.
- the amount of the gelling agent is preferably 0.5 to 10.0% by mass and more preferably 1.0 to 5.0% by mass with respect to the total amount of the clear ink. If the amount of the gelling agent is too small, the clear ink droplet cannot be gelled (sol-gel phase transition due to temperature). On the other hand, if the amount of the gelling agent is excessive, the gelling agent cannot be sufficiently dissolved in the ink, and the dischargeability of the ink droplets is lowered.
- clear ink also contains a gelling agent, it reversibly undergoes sol-gel phase transition with temperature. Since the sol-gel phase transition clear ink is a liquid (sol) at a high temperature (for example, about 80 ° C.), it can be discharged in a sol state from an inkjet recording head. When ink is ejected at a high temperature, ink droplets (dots) land on the recording medium, and then naturally cool to gel. Thereby, the cured film of clear ink can be formed only in the target area.
- a high temperature for example, about 80 ° C.
- the viscosity of the ink at a high temperature is below a certain level.
- the clear ink preferably has a viscosity of 3 to 20 mPa ⁇ s at 80 ° C.
- the clear ink after landing on the recording medium needs to flatten the irregularities and steps on the surface of the image made of color ink. That is, it is necessary to sufficiently level and form a smooth surface. Therefore, the viscosity of the clear ink at 25 ° C. is required to be lower than that of the color ink at 25 ° C. Specifically, the viscosity ⁇ (CL) of the clear ink at 25 ° C. is less than 1/2 of the viscosity ⁇ (CO) of the color ink at the same temperature (25 ° C.), more preferably less than 1/3. .
- the viscosity ⁇ (CL) of the clear ink is less than 1/2 with respect to the viscosity ⁇ (CO) at 25 ° C. of all the color inks.
- the ratio is less than 1/2, the clear ink after landing on the recording medium is easy to level, and sufficient surface gloss is easily obtained.
- the ratio of the viscosity of the clear ink at 25 ° C. to the viscosity of the color ink at 25 ° C. is, for example, that the amount of gelling agent contained in the clear ink is less than the amount of gelling agent contained in the color ink, etc. Can be achieved.
- the clear ink viscosity ⁇ (CL) at 25 ° C. is particularly preferably 5 ⁇ 10 4 mPa ⁇ s or less, and more preferably 2 ⁇ 10 4 mPa ⁇ s or less.
- the viscosity ⁇ (CL) of the clear ink at 25 ° C. is 5 ⁇ 10 4 mPa ⁇ s or less, the leveling property of the clear ink is sufficient under normal image forming conditions.
- the viscosity ⁇ (CL) at 25 ° C. of the clear ink is 1 ⁇ 10 3 mPa ⁇ s or more, preferably 2 ⁇ 10 3 mPa ⁇ s or more, and higher than 5 ⁇ 10 3 mPa ⁇ s. Is more preferable.
- the gelation temperature of the clear ink is preferably 40 ° C. or higher and 70 ° C. or lower, and more preferably 50 ° C. or higher and 65 ° C. or lower.
- the gelation temperature is a temperature at which the fluidity decreases due to gelation in the process of cooling the ink in the sol state.
- the difference between the gelation temperature of the clear ink and the gelation temperature of the color ink is preferably within 10 ° C, more preferably within 5 ° C.
- the difference between the gelation temperature of the clear ink and the gelation temperature of the color ink is large, it becomes difficult to achieve both the sharpness and gloss of the image.
- the viscosity at 80 ° C., the viscosity at 25 ° C., and the gelation temperature of the clear ink are measured in the same manner as the color ink described above.
- the clear ink is obtained by mixing a photopolymerizable compound, a gelling agent, and a photopolymerization initiator under heating.
- the obtained clear ink is preferably filtered through a predetermined filter.
- the image forming method of the present invention is a method for forming an image by applying the ink of the ink jet ink set described above to a recording medium. Specifically, the following three steps are included.
- a step of ejecting the above-described color ink droplets from the inkjet recording head and depositing them on the recording medium (b) A step of ejecting the above-described clear ink droplets from the inkjet recording head and depositing on the recording medium (C) A step of irradiating a droplet of color ink and a droplet of clear ink that have landed on the recording medium with an actinic ray to cure each droplet
- either (a) the step of attaching the color ink to the recording medium and (b) the step of attaching the clear ink to the recording medium may be performed first.
- the (c) curing step may be performed only once or may be performed in two steps. For example, (a) a step of attaching color ink to the recording medium, (c-1) a step of curing color ink droplets, (b) a step of attaching clear ink to the recording medium, (c-2) clear ink
- the color ink droplets and the clear ink droplets may be individually cured by performing the steps of curing the droplets.
- a step of attaching the color ink to the recording medium (b) a step of attaching the clear ink to the recording medium, (c) a step of curing the droplets of the clear ink and the color ink are performed in this order.
- Color ink droplets may be cured in a lump.
- the droplets of the color ink and the clear ink are gelated by the sol-gel phase transition, and the viscosity of the clear ink and the color ink at 25 ° C. is a certain level or higher. Therefore, the color ink film before curing and the clear ink film before curing are difficult to mix. Therefore, a high quality image can be obtained without performing the step (c) between the steps (a) and (b).
- C When the curing step is performed only once, there is an advantage that only one exposure light source is required and the image forming time can be shortened.
- Step 1 The above-described color ink droplets are ejected from the ink jet recording head portion of the ink jet recording apparatus.
- each color ink is ejected to form an image.
- Color ink is heated by an ink jet recording head of an ink jet recording apparatus, an ink flow path connected to the ink jet recording head, or an ink tank connected to the ink flow path.
- the amount of droplets per droplet of color ink ejected from each nozzle of the inkjet recording head is preferably 0.5 to 10 pl, although it depends on the resolution of the image. In order to form a high-definition image, 0.5 to 4.0 pl is more preferable. In order to form a high-definition image with such a droplet amount, the ink after landing does not coalesce. That is, the color ink needs to sufficiently undergo sol-gel phase transition. The aforementioned color ink undergoes a sol-gel phase transition promptly. Therefore, a high-definition image can be stably formed even with such a droplet amount.
- the droplets of the color ink that landed on the recording medium are cooled and rapidly gelled by the sol-gel phase transition. Thereby, it is possible to perform pinning without excessively spreading the color ink droplets. Furthermore, since the droplets gel quickly, it is difficult for oxygen to enter the droplets, and the curing of the photopolymerizable compound is not easily inhibited by oxygen.
- the recording medium may be paper or a resin film.
- paper include coated paper for printing, coated paper B for printing, and the like.
- the resin film include a polyethylene terephthalate film, a polypropylene film, and a vinyl chloride film.
- the temperature of the recording medium when the color ink droplets land is preferably set to a temperature that is 10 to 20 ° C. lower than the gelation temperature of the ink. If the temperature of the recording medium is too low, the color ink droplets will gel too quickly and pinning. On the other hand, if the temperature of the recording medium is too high, the ink droplets are difficult to gel, and adjacent dots of the ink droplets may be mixed together. By appropriately adjusting the temperature of the recording medium, it is possible to achieve appropriate leveling and appropriate pinning so that adjacent dots of ink droplets do not mix with each other.
- the conveyance speed of the recording medium is preferably 30 to 120 m / s.
- the higher the conveyance speed the higher the image forming speed, which is preferable.
- the conveyance speed is too high, the image quality deteriorates and the color ink is not sufficiently cured (described later).
- Step 2 The above-described clear ink droplets are ejected from the ink jet recording head portion of the ink jet recording apparatus.
- the temperature of the inkjet ink in the inkjet recording head it is preferable to set the temperature of the inkjet ink in the inkjet recording head to a temperature that is 10 to 30 ° C. higher than the gelation temperature of the clear ink. If the ink temperature in the ink jet recording head is less than the gelation temperature + 10 ° C., the ink gels in the ink jet recording head or on the nozzle surface, and ink droplet ejection properties tend to decrease. On the other hand, when the temperature of the ink in the ink jet recording head exceeds the gelation temperature + 30 ° C., the clear ink becomes too high, and the clear ink component may deteriorate.
- the amount of droplets per droplet of clear ink ejected from each nozzle of the ink jet recording head is preferably 0.5 to 10 pl depending on the viscosity of the clear ink and the like, and is ejected only in a desired region. Is more preferably 0.5 to 4.0 pl. Even when such an amount of clear ink is applied, since the sol-gel phase transition is performed in the clear ink of the present invention, the clear ink is not excessively wetted and can be discharged only to a desired location.
- the droplets of clear ink that land on the recording medium are cooled and gelled by the sol-gel phase transition. Accordingly, the pinning can be performed without the clear ink droplets diffusing. In addition, since the droplet gels quickly, it is difficult for oxygen to enter the droplet and the curing of the photopolymerizable compound is not easily inhibited by oxygen.
- the temperature of the recording medium when applying the clear ink may be different from the temperature when the color ink is dropped, but is usually the same temperature.
- the clear ink is sufficiently leveled even when the temperature of the recording medium when the clear ink is dropped is the same as the temperature of the recording medium when the color ink is dropped.
- each ink droplet is cured by polymerization.
- the color ink droplets and the clear ink droplets may be cured together, or the color ink droplets and the clear ink droplets may be individually cured.
- the light applied to the color ink droplets and the clear ink droplets attached to the recording medium is preferably ultraviolet rays from an LED light source.
- LED light source Specific examples include 395 nm, water-cooled LED, etc., manufactured by Phoseon Technology.
- the color ink droplet and the clear ink droplet are individually cured, they may be the same type of light source or different light sources.
- a general ultraviolet light source a metal halide lamp can be mentioned.
- the LED light source is installed so that the peak illuminance on the image surface is 0.5 to 10 W / cm 2 with ultraviolet rays of 360 to 410 nm, and more preferably 1 to 5 W / cm 2 .
- the amount of light applied to the image is set to be less than 500 mJ / cm 2 . This is to prevent the radiant heat from being applied to the ink droplets.
- Actinic ray curable ink jet recording apparatuses include a line recording method (single pass recording method) and a serial recording method.
- the line recording method is preferable from the viewpoint of high-speed recording, although it may be selected according to the required image resolution and recording speed.
- FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B, FIG. 2A, and FIG. 2B are diagrams showing an example of the configuration of the main part of a line recording type inkjet recording apparatus.
- 1A and 2A are side views
- FIGS. 1B and 2B are top views.
- the inkjet recording apparatus 10 includes a head carriage 16 (16a, 16b) that houses a plurality of inkjet recording heads 14, and an ink flow connected to the head carriage 16.
- the light irradiation unit 18 that covers the entire path of the path 30, the ink tank 31 that stores ink supplied through the ink flow path 30, and the downstream side of the head carriage 16 (in the conveyance direction of the recording medium).
- (18a, 18b) and a temperature control unit 19 disposed on the lower surface of the recording medium 12.
- the color ink head carriage 16a the color ink droplet curing light irradiation unit 18a, the clear ink head carriage 16b, and the clear ink droplet curing light irradiation.
- the parts 18b are arranged in this order.
- the color ink droplet and the clear ink droplet can be individually cured.
- the clear ink head carriage 16b, the color ink head carriage 16a, and the light irradiation unit 18 are arranged in this order.
- the clear ink is first ejected onto the recording medium 12, the color ink is ejected onto the clear ink, and the color ink and the clear ink droplet are collectively exposed by the light irradiation unit 18.
- the head carriage 16 of the inkjet recording apparatus 10 includes a head carriage 16a for color ink and a head carriage 16b for clear ink.
- the color ink head carriage 16a includes a head carriage for each color.
- the head carriage 16 is fixedly disposed so as to cover the entire width of the recording medium 12 and accommodates a plurality of inkjet recording heads 14.
- the ink jet recording head 14 is supplied with color ink or clear ink.
- the ink may be supplied directly or by an ink supply unit (not shown) from an ink cartridge (not shown) that is detachably attached to the inkjet recording apparatus 10.
- a plurality of inkjet recording heads 14 are arranged in the transport direction of the recording medium 12 for each color.
- the number of inkjet recording heads 14 arranged in the conveyance direction of the recording medium 12 is set according to the nozzle density of the inkjet recording head 14 and the resolution of the print image. For example, when an image having a resolution of 1440 dpi is formed using the inkjet recording head 14 having a droplet amount of 2 pl and a nozzle density of 360 dpi, the four inkjet recording heads 14 may be arranged so as to be shifted with respect to the conveyance direction of the recording medium 12. That's fine.
- the two ink jet recording heads 14 may be arranged in a shifted manner.
- dpi represents the number of ink droplets (dots) per 2.54 cm.
- the ink tank 31 is connected to the head carriage 16 via the ink flow path 30.
- the ink flow path 30 is a path for supplying the ink in the ink tank 31 to the head carriage 16.
- the ink in the ink tank 31, the ink flow path 30, the head carriage 16, and the ink jet recording head 14 is heated to a predetermined temperature to maintain the gel state.
- the light irradiation unit 18 (18a and 18b) covers the entire width of the recording medium 12, and is disposed on the downstream side of the head carriage 16 with respect to the conveyance direction of the recording medium.
- the light irradiation unit 18 irradiates the ink droplets ejected by the inkjet recording head 14 and landed on the recording medium 12 with light, thereby curing the droplets.
- the temperature control unit 19 is disposed on the lower surface of the recording medium 12 and maintains the recording medium 12 at a predetermined temperature.
- the temperature control unit 19 may be divided into a color ink head carriage 16a side and a clear ink head carriage 16b side.
- the temperature control unit 19 can be, for example, various heaters.
- the recording medium 12 is conveyed between the color ink head carriage 16a and the temperature control unit 19 of the inkjet recording apparatus 10.
- the recording medium 12 is adjusted to a predetermined temperature by the temperature control unit 19.
- high-temperature ink droplets are ejected from the ink jet recording head 14 of the color ink head carriage 16 a and adhered (landed) on the recording medium 12.
- the light irradiating unit 18a irradiates the ink droplets of the color ink adhering on the recording medium 12 with light, and cures.
- high temperature ink droplets are ejected from the ink jet recording head 14 of the clear ink head carriage 16b onto the recording medium 12 and attached (landed) on the recording medium 12. Thereafter, the light irradiating unit 18b irradiates the ink droplets of the clear ink adhering to the recording medium 12 with light to be cured.
- the recording medium 12 is transported between the clear ink head carriage 16b of the inkjet recording apparatus 10 and the temperature control unit 19. On the other hand, the recording medium 12 is adjusted to a predetermined temperature by the temperature control unit 19. Next, high temperature ink droplets are ejected from the ink jet recording head 14 of the clear ink head carriage 16 b and are attached (landed) on the recording medium 12.
- the recording medium 12 is transported under the color ink head carriage 16a, and high temperature ink droplets are ejected from the ink jet recording head 14 to adhere (land) on the recording medium 12. Thereafter, the light irradiating unit 18 irradiates the ink droplets of the clear ink and the color ink attached on the recording medium 12 with light and cures them.
- the total ink droplet thickness after curing is preferably 1 to 20 ⁇ m.
- the “total ink droplet film thickness” is the maximum value of the thickness of the cured film of color ink and clear ink drawn on the recording medium.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a main part of the serial recording type inkjet recording apparatus 20.
- the inkjet recording apparatus 20 has a width narrower than the entire width of the recording medium, instead of the head carriage 16 (16a and 16b) fixedly arranged so as to cover the entire width of the recording medium, and Except for having a head carriage 26 (26a and 26b) for accommodating a plurality of ink jet recording heads 24 and a guide portion 27 (27a and 27b) for moving the head carriage 26 in the width direction of the recording medium 12.
- a head carriage 26 26a and 26b
- a guide portion 27 27a and 27b
- an ink droplet is ejected from the inkjet recording head 24 accommodated in the head carriage 26 while the head carriage 26 moves in the width direction of the recording medium 12 along the guide portion 27. After the head carriage 26 has completely moved in the width direction of the recording medium 12 (for each pass), the recording medium 12 is fed in the transport direction. Except for these operations, an image is recorded in substantially the same manner as the line recording type inkjet recording apparatus 10 described above.
- the color ink and clear ink droplets are collectively exposed by the light irradiation unit 28. If necessary, the color ink head carriage 26a and the clear ink are used.
- a light irradiation unit for curing the color ink droplets may be disposed between the head carriage 26b and the head carriage 26b.
- Radical polymerization type cyan inks Cy2 to Cy5 were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the respective components were mixed at the composition ratio shown in Table 1 below.
- Gelling temperature A temperature-controllable stress-controlled rheometer (Physica MCR300, manufactured by Anton Paar) was attached with a cone plate (CP75-1, manufactured by Anton Paar) having a diameter of 75 mm and a cone angle of 1 °, and the viscosity was measured.
- temperature control was performed with a Peltier element type temperature controller (TEK150P / MC1) attached to the Physica MCR300.
- the ink was set in a measuring apparatus and heated to 100 ° C. Thereafter, the viscosity at a shear rate of 11.7 / s was measured while cooling to 25 ° C. at a temperature drop rate of 0.1 ° C./s. From the viscosity curve obtained by the measurement, the temperature at which the viscosity was 500 mPa ⁇ s was defined as the gelation temperature.
- the calculated gelation temperature is shown in Table 1.
- Examples 1 to 10 and Comparative Examples 1 to 10> (Inkjet image formation)
- the cyan ink head carriage 16a of the line head type ink jet recording apparatus having the piezo ink jet recording head shown in FIG. 1 or 2 is loaded with cyan ink
- the clear ink head carriage 16b is loaded with clear ink.
- a monochrome image was formed.
- the ink supply system of the ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink tank, a supply pipe, a front chamber ink tank immediately before the recording head, a pipe with a filter, and a piezo head.
- the ink was insulated from the front chamber ink tank to the recording head portion, and heated to the gelation temperature of the ink + 30 ° C.
- the piezo head has a nozzle diameter of 24 ⁇ m, and as shown in FIG. 1B, the nozzle resolution of 600 dpi is arranged in a staggered manner to form a 1200 dpi nozzle row.
- the recording medium was recorded on the following coated paper for printing.
- ⁇ OK top coat + (US basis weight 104.7g / m 2 made by Oji Paper)
- OK top coat mat N (US basis weight 104.7g / m 2 made by Oji Paper)
- OK Kanfuji + (US basis weight 127.9g / m 2 made by Oji Paper)
- SA Kanofuji + (basis weight of 127.9 g / m 2 made by Oji Paper)
- the recording medium was transported by being adsorbed on a transport base. At this time, the temperature of the suction table was adjusted so that the temperature of the surface of the recording medium was constant when the ink droplet landed and during UV exposure.
- Table 3 shows the temperature of the recording medium in each example and comparative example.
- the amount of droplets of cyan ink from the head was 3.5 pl, the amount of droplets of clear ink was 4 pl, and the recording resolution was 1200 dpi ⁇ 1200 dpi.
- the recording speed was 800 mm / s. dpi represents the number of dots per 2.54 cm.
- Table 3 shows the printing order of cyan ink (Cy) and clear ink (CL).
- Cyan ink and clear ink were exposed to UV to cure each ink.
- Examples 1, 2, 4 to 10, and Comparative Examples 2 to 10 both the color ink and the clear ink were discharged onto the recording medium, and then exposure was performed collectively.
- Example 3 only the cyan ink was exposed immediately after the cyan ink application. Thereafter, a clear ink was applied and exposed again.
- the exposure was an LED lamp (emission center wavelength 395 nm, distance between recording medium and lamp 2 mm, maximum output 7000 mW / cm 2 ).
- the above image formation was performed in an environment of 23 ° C. and 55% RH.
- Density gradation patches in which the dot rate was changed to 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 50%, 70%, and 100% in an area of 2 cm ⁇ 2 cm were printed with cyan ink.
- the obtained image was visually evaluated and gloss uniformity was evaluated according to the following evaluation criteria.
- the dot rate means the pixel density of output data.
- the clear ink was solidly printed at an image line rate of 100% in an area covering all the gradation patches.
- ⁇ Gloss with a uniform feeling is obtained at all dot rates, and there is no sense of incongruity due to the difference in gloss even at the boundary of gradation patches.
- ⁇ Gloss with a uniform feeling is obtained at all dot ratios, and boundaries of gradation patches A slight discontinuity of gloss can be confirmed with ⁇ : Gloss discontinuity at the boundary of the gradation patch. ⁇ : Glossiness such as glitter or matte is felt at the gradation patch of some dot ratios. XX: Glittering and matte feeling is remarkable, gloss is inhomogeneous, and the quality cannot withstand practical use
- Examples 11 and 12 and Comparative Examples 11 and 12> In the same manner as in Examples 1 to 10, the cation curable cyan inks Cy6 and Cy7 and the cation curable clear inks CL6 and CL7 were set in an ink jet apparatus to form an image. The evaluation was performed in the same manner as the radical curable inkjet ink set (single color). The results are shown in Table 6.
- Comparative Examples 11 and 12 in which the viscosity of the clear ink is higher than that of the color ink, when the temperature of the recording medium at the time of ink landing is high (Comparative Example 11), the glossiness evaluation is high, but the character quality is high. It was low. On the other hand, when the temperature of the recording medium upon ink landing was low (Comparative Example 12), the character quality was good, but the glossiness and evaluation between reliefs were poor.
- Example 13 and 14 An image was formed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the color ink was the yellow ink Y1, the magenta ink M1, the cyan ink Cy2, and the black ink Bk1, and the clear ink was the clear ink CL2.
- the evaluation was performed in the same manner as the radical curable inkjet ink set (single color). The results are shown in Table 8.
- the inkjet ink set of the present invention includes a color ink in which droplets after ejection are difficult to coalesce and a clear ink in which droplets after ejection are easy to level. Therefore, while the character quality of the formed image is good, the glossiness is excellent, and unevenness does not occur due to the image density. Therefore, the present invention is suitable for producing various printed materials that require glossiness and smoothness.
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[1]光重合性化合物、光重合開始剤、ゲル化剤、及び色材を含み、温度によりゾルゲル相転移するカラーインクと、光重合性化合物、光重合開始剤、及びゲル化剤を含み、温度によりゾルゲル相転移するクリアインクと、を有するインクジェットインクセットであり、前記クリアインクの25℃における粘度η(CL)が、前記カラーインクの25℃における粘度η(CO)の1/2未満であり、前記クリアインクの粘度η(CL)が1×103mPa・s以上である、インクジェットインクセット。
[3]前記クリアインクに含まれるゲル化剤量が、前記カラーインクに含まれるゲル化剤量より少ない、[1]に記載のインクジェットインクセット。
[4]前述の[1]に記載のインクジェットインクセットにおける、前記カラーインクの液滴を、インクジェット記録ヘッドから吐出させて記録媒体上に付着させる工程と、前記インクジェットインクセットにおける前記クリアインクの液滴を、インクジェット記録ヘッドから吐出させて記録媒体上に付着させる工程と、前記記録媒体上に着弾した前記カラーインクの液滴及び前記クリアインクの液滴に、活性光線を照射し、各液滴を硬化させる、画像形成方法。
本発明のインクジェットインクセットには、カラーインクとクリアインクとが含まれる。カラーインクは、単色のみあってもよく、また複数色(例えばシアン、マゼンタ、イエロー、ブラック等)のセットであってもよい。
カラーインクは、温度によりゾルゲル相転移するインクである。
カラーインクには、光重合性化合物、光重合開始剤、ゲル化剤、及び色材が含まれ、必要に応じて、その他の添加剤が含まれる。
光重合性化合物は、活性光線を照射されることにより架橋又は重合する化合物である。活性光線は、例えば電子線、紫外線、α線、γ線、およびエックス線等であり、好ましくは紫外線である。光重合性化合物は、ラジカル重合性化合物又はカチオン重合性化合物であり得る。好ましくはラジカル重合性化合物である。
トリエチレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、テトラエチレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、ポリエチレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、トリプロピレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、ポリプロピレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、1,4-ブタンジオールジ(メタ)アクリレート、1,6-ヘキサンジオールジ(メタ)アクリレート、1,9-ノナンジオールジ(メタ)アクリレート、ネオペンチルグリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、ジメチロール-トリシクロデカンジ(メタ)アクリレート、ビスフェノールAのPO付加物ジ(メタ)アクリレート、ヒドロキシピバリン酸ネオペンチルグリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、ポリテトラメチレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート等の二官能モノマー;
トリメチロールプロパントリ(メタ)アクリレート、ペンタエリスリトールトリ(メタ)アクリレート、ペンタエリスリトールテトラ(メタ)アクリレート、ジペンタエリスリトールヘキサ(メタ)アクリレート、ジトリメチロールプロパンテトラ(メタ)アクリレート、グリセリンプロポキシトリ(メタ)アクリレート、ペンタエリスリトールエトキシテトラ(メタ)アクリレート等の三官能以上の多官能モノマー等が含まれる。
カラーインクには、光重合開始剤がさらに含まれる。
光重合開始剤は、分子内結合開裂型と分子内水素引き抜き型とがある。分子内結合開裂型の光重合開始剤の例には、ジエトキシアセトフェノン、2-ヒドロキシ-2-メチル-1-フェニルプロパン-1-オン、ベンジルジメチルケタール、1-(4-イソプロピルフェニル)-2-ヒドロキシ-2-メチルプロパン-1-オン、4-(2-ヒドロキシエトキシ)フェニル-(2-ヒドロキシ-2-プロピル)ケトン、1-ヒドロキシシクロヘキシル-フェニルケトン、2-メチル-2-モルホリノ(4-チオメチルフェニル)プロパン-1-オン、2-ベンジル-2-ジメチルアミノ-1-(4-モルホリノフェニル)-ブタノン等のアセトフェノン系;ベンゾイン、ベンゾインメチルエーテル、ベンゾインイソプロピルエーテル等のベンゾイン類;2,4,6-トリメチルベンゾインジフェニルホスフィンオキシド等のアシルホスフィンオキシド系;ベンジルおよびメチルフェニルグリオキシエステル等が含まれる。
カラーインクに含まれるゲル化剤は、カラーインクを温度により可逆的にゾルゲル相転移させる機能を有する。そのようなゲル化剤は、少なくとも1)ゲル化温度よりも高い温度で、光重合性化合物や非重合性樹脂に溶解すること、2)ゲル化温度以下の温度で、インク中で結晶化すること、が必要である。
脂肪族ケトン化合物;
脂肪族エステル化合物;
パラフィンワックス、マイクロクリスタリンワックス、ペトロラクタム等の石油系ワックス;
キャンデリラワックス、カルナウバワックス、ライスワックス、木ロウ、ホホバ油、ホホバ固体ロウ、およびホホバエステル等の植物系ワックス;
ミツロウ、ラノリンおよび鯨ロウ等の動物系ワックス;
モンタンワックス、および水素化ワックス等の鉱物系ワックス;
硬化ヒマシ油または硬化ヒマシ油誘導体;
モンタンワックス誘導体、パラフィンワックス誘導体、マイクロクリスタリンワックス誘導体またはポリエチレンワックス誘導体等の変性ワックス;
ベヘン酸、アラキジン酸、ステアリン酸、パルミチン酸、ミリスチン酸、ラウリン酸、オレイン酸、およびエルカ酸等の高級脂肪酸;
ステアリルアルコール、ベヘニルアルコール等の高級アルコール;
12-ヒドロキシステアリン酸等のヒドロキシステアリン酸;
12-ヒドロキシステアリン酸誘導体;ラウリン酸アミド、ステアリン酸アミド、ベヘン酸アミド、オレイン酸アミド、エルカ酸アミド、リシノール酸アミド、12-ヒドロキシステアリン酸アミド等の脂肪酸アミド(例えば日本化成社製 ニッカアマイドシリーズ、伊藤製油社製 ITOWAXシリーズ、花王社製 FATTYAMIDシリーズ等);
N-ステアリルステアリン酸アミド、N-オレイルパルミチン酸アミド等のN-置換脂肪酸アミド;
N,N'-エチレンビスステアリルアミド、N,N'-エチレンビス-12-ヒドロキシステアリルアミド、およびN,N'-キシリレンビスステアリルアミド等の特殊脂肪酸アミド;
ドデシルアミン、テトラデシルアミンまたはオクタデシルアミンなどの高級アミン;
ステアリルステアリン酸、オレイルパルミチン酸、グリセリン脂肪酸エステル、ソルビタン脂肪酸エステル、プロピレングリコール脂肪酸エステル、エチレングリコール脂肪酸エステル、ポリオキシエチレン脂肪酸エステル等の脂肪酸エステル化合物(例えば日本エマルジョン社製 EMALLEXシリーズ、理研ビタミン社製 リケマールシリーズ、理研ビタミン社製 ポエムシリーズ等);
ショ糖ステアリン酸、ショ糖パルミチン酸等のショ糖脂肪酸のエステル(例えばリョートーシュガーエステルシリーズ 三菱化学フーズ社製);
ポリエチレンワックス、α-オレフィン無水マレイン酸共重合体ワックス等の合成ワックス(Baker-Petrolite社製 UNILINシリーズ等);
ダイマー酸;
ダイマージオール(CRODA社製 PRIPORシリーズ等);
ステアリン酸イヌリン等の脂肪酸イヌリン;
パルミチン酸デキストリン、ミリスチン酸デキストリン等の脂肪酸デキストリン(千葉製粉社製 レオパールシリーズ等);
ベヘン酸エイコサン二酸グリセリル;
ベヘン酸エイコサンポリグリセリル(日清オイリオ社製 ノムコートシリーズ等);
N-ラウロイル-L-グルタミン酸ジブチルアミド、N-(2-エチルヘキサノイル)-L-グルタミン酸ジブチルアミド等のアミド化合物(味の素ファインテクノより入手可能);
1,3:2,4-ビス-O-ベンジリデン-D-グルシトール(ゲルオールD 新日本理化より入手可能)等のジベンジリデンソルビトール類;
特開2005-126507号公報、特開2005-255821号公報および特開2010-111790号公報に記載の低分子オイルゲル化剤;等が含まれる。
一般式(G1):R1-CO-R2
一般式(G2):R3-COO-R4
一般式(G1)及び(G2)中、R1~R4は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数12以上の直鎖部分を有する炭化水素基を表す。R1~R4は、分岐部分を有していてもよい。
カラーインクには、色材がさらに含まれる。色材は、染料または顔料でありうる。インクの構成成分に対して良好な分散性を有し、かつ耐候性に優れることから、顔料がより好ましい。
KET Yellow 401、402、403、404、405、406、416、424、KET Orange 501、KET Red 301、302、303、304、305、306、307、308、309、310、336、337、338、346、KET Blue 101、102、103、104、105、106、111、118、124、KET Green 201(大日本インキ化学製);
Colortex Yellow 301、314、315、316、P-624、314、U10GN、U3GN、UNN、UA-414、U263、Finecol Yellow T-13、T-05、Pigment Yellow1705、Colortex Orange 202、Colortex Red101、103、115、116、D3B、P-625、102、H-1024、105C、UFN、UCN、UBN、U3BN、URN、UGN、UG276、U456、U457、105C、USN、Colortex Maroon601、Colortex BrownB610N、Colortex Violet600、Pigment Red 122、Colortex Blue516、517、518、519、A818、P-908、510、Colortex Green402、403、Colortex Black 702、U905(山陽色素製);
Lionol Yellow1405G、Lionol Blue FG7330、FG7350、FG7400G、FG7405G、ES、ESP-S(東洋インキ製)、
Toner Magenta E02、Permanent RubinF6B、Toner Yellow HG、Permanent Yellow GG-02、Hostapeam BlueB2G(ヘキストインダストリ製);
Novoperm P-HG、Hostaperm Pink E、Hostaperm Blue B2G(クラリアント製);
カーボンブラック#2600、#2400、#2350、#2200、#1000、#990、#980、#970、#960、#950、#850、MCF88、#750、#650、MA600、MA7、MA8、MA11、MA100、MA100R、MA77、#52、#50、#47、#45、#45L、#40、#33、#32、#30、#25、#20、#10、#5、#44、CF9(三菱化学製)などが挙げられる。
カラーインクには、必要に応じて他の成分がさらに含まれていてもよい。他の成分は、各種添加剤や他の樹脂等であってよい。添加剤の例には、界面活性剤、レベリング添加剤、マット剤、紫外線吸収剤、赤外線吸収剤、抗菌剤、カラーインクの保存安定性を高めるための塩基性化合物等も含まれる。塩基性化合物の例には、塩基性アルカリ金属化合物、塩基性アルカリ土類金属化合物、アミンなどの塩基性有機化合物などが含まれる。他の樹脂の例には、硬化膜の物性を調整するための樹脂などが含まれ、例えばポリエステル系樹脂、ポリウレタン系樹脂、ビニル系樹脂、アクリル系樹脂、ゴム系樹脂、およびワックス類等が含まれる。
カラーインクは、前述のようにゲル化剤を含むため、温度により可逆的にゾルゲル相転移する。ゾルゲル相転移するカラーインクは、高温(例えば80℃程度)では液体(ゾル)であるため、インクジェット記録ヘッドからゾル状態で吐出することができる。高温下でカラーインクを吐出すると、インク液滴(ドット)が記録媒体に着弾した後、自然冷却されてゲル化する。これにより、隣り合うドット同士の合一を抑制し、画質を高めることができる。
カラーインクは、光重合性化合物、ゲル化剤、光重合開始剤、及び色材を、加熱下、混合して得られる。好ましくは、一部の光重合性化合物に色材(特に顔料)を分散させた顔料分散液を用意し、顔料分散液と、他のインク成分と混合する。
得られたカラーインクは、所定のフィルターで濾過することが好ましい。
クリアインクは、ゾルゲル相転移するインクである。クリアインクは、前述のカラーインクと重ねて塗布される。前述のカラーインクは、記録媒体に着弾後の粘度が高い。そのため、記録媒体に着弾後、カラーインクがレベリングし難い場合があり、表面に細かな凹凸が形成されやすい。そのため、形成された画像の光沢性が低くなる場合がある。
また、カラーインクで画像を形成する場合、画像の濃淡を、カラーインクの量で調整する。そのため、前述のカラーインクからなる画像は、濃淡の異なる領域で、画像の厚みが異なりやすい。つまり、形成画像に段差が生じやすい。
そこで、粘度の低いクリアインクを重ね、カラーインク表面の凹凸や段差を平坦化することで、印刷物の光沢性を高める。また、クリアインクを重ねることで、印刷物の耐擦過性も高める。
本発明の画像形成方法は、前述のインクジェットインクセットのインクを、記録媒体に塗布して画像を形成する方法である。
具体的には、以下の3工程を含む。
(a)前述のカラーインクの液滴を、インクジェット記録ヘッドから吐出させて記録媒体上に付着させる工程
(b)前述のクリアインクの液滴を、インクジェット記録ヘッドから吐出させて記録媒体上に付着させる工程
(c)記録媒体上に着弾したカラーインクの液滴及びクリアインクの液滴に、活性光線を照射し、各液滴を硬化させる工程
上述のカラーインクの液滴を、インクジェット記録装置のインクジェット記録ヘッド部から吐出する。カラーインクに複数色含まれる場合には、各色のインクを吐出し、画像を形成する。カラーインク液滴の吐出性を高めるためには、インクジェット記録ヘッド内のインクジェットインクの温度を、カラーインクのゲル化温度より10~30℃高い温度に設定することが好ましい。インクジェット記録ヘッド内のインク温度が、ゲル化温度+10℃未満であると、インクジェット記録ヘッド内もしくはノズル表面でインクがゲル化して、インク液滴の吐出性が低下しやすい。一方、インクジェット記録ヘッド内のインクの温度が、ゲル化温度+30℃を超えると、インクが高温になりすぎるため、インク成分が劣化することがある。
上述のクリアインクの液滴を、インクジェット記録装置のインクジェット記録ヘッド部から吐出する。クリアインク液滴の吐出性を高めるためにも、インクジェット記録ヘッド内のインクジェットインクの温度を、クリアインクのゲル化温度より10~30℃高い温度に設定することが好ましい。インクジェット記録ヘッド内のインク温度が、ゲル化温度+10℃未満であると、インクジェット記録ヘッド内もしくはノズル表面でインクがゲル化して、インク液滴の吐出性が低下しやすい。一方、インクジェット記録ヘッド内のインクの温度が、ゲル化温度+30℃を超えると、クリアインクが高温になりすぎるため、クリアインク成分が劣化することがある。
記録媒体に着弾したカラーインク液滴及びクリアインク液滴にLED光源から光を照射することで、カラーインク液滴及びクリアインク液滴に含有される光重合性化合物を架橋又は重合させて各インク液滴を硬化させる。前述のように、カラーインクの液滴及びクリアインクの液滴を一括して硬化させてもよく、またカラーインクの液滴及びクリアインクの液滴を、それぞれ個別に硬化させてもよい。
上記画像形成方法は、活性光線硬化型インクジェット方式のインクジェット記録装置により行うことができる。活性光線硬化型インクジェット方式のインクジェット記録装置には、ライン記録方式(シングルパス記録方式)のものと、シリアル記録方式のものと、がある。求められる画像の解像度や記録速度に応じて選択されればよいが、高速記録の観点では、ライン記録方式(シングルパス記録方式)が好ましい。
ラジカル重合型シアンインク及びクリアインクの調製には、以下の成分を用いた。
・ゲル化剤
ルナックBA(花王社製)
FATTY AMID T(花王社製)
ステアリン酸アミド
カオーワックスT1(花王社製)
・光重合性化合物(モノマー)
NKエステルA-400(ポリエチレングリコール#400ジアクリレート、新中村化学社製)
SR494(4EO変性ペンタエリスリトールテトラアクリレート、SARTOMER社製)
SR499(6EO変性トリメチロールプロパントリアクリレート、SARTOMER社製)
・光重合性化合物(オリゴマー)
2官能のウレタンアクリレートオリゴマー(平均分子量:1400)
・光重合開始剤
TPO(フォスフィンオキサイド、DAROCURE TPO、チバ・ジャパン社製)
・重合禁止剤
Irgastab UV10(チバ・ジャパン社製)
・開始剤助剤
ITX(イソプロピルチオキサントン、Speedcure ITX、Lambson社製)
EDB(アミン助剤、Speedcure EDB、Lambson社製)
・界面活性剤
KF-352(ポリエーテル変性シリコン、信越化学工業社製)
以下に示す顔料分散剤、重合性モノマー、及び重合禁止剤をステンレスビーカーに入れ、65℃のホットプレートで加熱しながら、1時間加熱攪拌した。
顔料分散剤:アジスパーPB824(味の素ファインテクノ社製) 9部
重合性モノマー:APG-200(トリプロピレングリコールジアクリレート、新中村化学社製) 70部
重合禁止剤:Irgastab UV10(チバ・ジャパン社製) 0.02部
シアン顔料1:Pigment Blue15:4
下記表1に示す組成比で各成分を混合し、これを100℃に加熱して攪拌した。得られた溶液の温度を保持したまま、♯3000の金属メッシュフィルターで濾過した。これを冷却して、ラジカル重合型シアンインクCy1を調製した。
下記表1に示す組成比で各成分を混合した以外は、実施例1と同様に、ラジカル重合型シアンインクCy2~Cy5を調製した。
上記ラジカル重合型シアンインクについて、以下の方法でゲル化温度、及び25℃における粘度を測定した。
温度制御可能なストレス制御型レオメータ(PhysicaMCR300、Anton Paar社製)に直径75mm、コーン角1°のコーンプレート(CP75-1、Anton Paar社製)を取り付け、粘度を測定した。また、PhysicaMCR300に付属のペルチェ素子型温度制御装置(TEK150P/MC1)にて温度制御を行った。上記インクを測定装置にセットして100℃に加熱した。その後、降温速度0.1℃/sで25℃まで冷却しながら、シェアレート11.7/sにおける粘度を測定した。測定により得られた粘度曲線から、粘度が500mPa・sを示す温度をゲル化温度とした。算出されたゲル化温度を表1に示す。
上記レオメータにより、25℃における粘度を測定した。測定値を表1に示す。
下記表2に示す組成比で各成分を混合し、これを100℃に加熱して攪拌した。得られた溶液の温度を保持したまま、♯3000の金属メッシュフィルターで濾過した。これを冷却して、ラジカル重合型クリアインクCL1~CL5を調製した。シアンインクと同様に、ゲル化温度及び25℃における粘度を測定した。結果を表2に示す。
(インクジェット画像の形成)
図1または図2に示すピエゾ型インクジェット記録ヘッドを備えたラインヘッド方式のインクジェット記録装置のシアンインク用ヘッドキャリッジ16aにシアンインクを装填し、クリアインク用ヘッドキャリッジ16bにクリアインクを装填し、シアン単色の画像を形成した。
インクジェット記録装置のインク供給系は、インクタンク、供給パイプ、記録ヘッド直前の前室インクタンク、フィルター付き配管、ピエゾヘッドからなるものとした。前室インクタンクから記録ヘッド部分まで断熱して、インクのゲル化温度+30℃に加温した。また、ピエゾヘッドにもヒーターを内蔵させ、記録ヘッド内のインク温度を上記温度に加熱した。ピエゾヘッドはノズル径24μmで、図1bに示すようにノズル解像度600dpiのヘッドを千鳥に配置して1200dpiのノズル列を形成した。
・OKトップコート+ (米坪量104.7g/m2 王子製紙製)
・OKトップコートマットN (米坪量104.7g/m2 王子製紙製)
・OK金藤+ (米坪量127.9g/m2 王子製紙製)
・SA金藤+ (米坪量127.9g/m2 王子製紙製)
形成した画像を、以下の方法で評価した。
シアンインクによりMS明朝体の5ポイント、7ポイントの「優」という文字をポジとネガ(白抜き文字)で印刷した。クリアインクは、文字画像を全て覆う領域に、画線率100%でベタ印字した。得られた文字を目視で観察し、下記の基準で評価した。
◎:5ポイント文字のネガ、ポジ何れも細部の潰れなく再現出来ている
○:5ポイント文字のネガで多少の潰れが見られるが、十分に判読が可能であり、7ポイント文字は潰れなく再現出来ている
△:5ポイント文字のポジで細部の潰れが見られるが、十分に判読が可能であり、7ポイント文字は潰れなく再現出来ている
×:7ポイント文字のネガで細部が潰れている
××:7ポイントのポジでも細部が潰れている
シアンインクにより、2cm×2cmの面積でドット率を0%、10%、20%、30%、50%、70%、100%と変化させた濃度階調パッチを印刷した。得られた画像の目視評価を行い、下記の評価基準に従って光沢均質感の評価を行った。なおドット率とは出力データのピクセル濃度の事を指す。
クリアインクは、階調パッチ全てを覆う領域に、画線率100%でベタ印字した。
◎:全てのドット率で均質感のある光沢が得られ、階調パッチの境界でも光沢の違いによる違和感もない
○:全てのドット率で均質感のある光沢が得られ、階調パッチの境界で僅かに光沢の不連続性が確認できる
△:階調パッチの境界で光沢の不連続性が気になる
×:一部のドット率の階調パッチでキラキラ感やマット感など、光沢が気になる部分がある
××:キラキラ感やマット感が顕著で光沢が不均質であり、実用に耐えない品質である
自然画(財団法人・日本規格協会発行の高精細カラーデジタル標準画像データ「カフェテリア」)の画像をアドビ社フォトショップ7.0でグレースケールに変換した画像を印刷した。クリアインクは、画像領域の全てを覆う領域に、画線率100%でベタ印字した。ここで、レリーフ感とは画像濃度差の異なる境界で発生する段差による凹凸感のことを指す。
◎:レリーフ感が全くなく、滑らかな画像である
○:僅かにレリーフ感があるが、全体的には違和感が少ない
△:部分的に凹凸を感じる部分がある
××:全体に凹凸が大きく、レリーフ感が顕著であり、実用に耐えない品質である
5cm×5cmの画線率100%のシアンベタ画像を形成した。クリアインクは、画像を覆う領域に、画線率100%でベタ印字した。次に、「JIS規格 K5701-1 6.2.3 耐摩擦性試験」に記載の方法に則り、適切な大きさに切り取った記録媒体を画像上に設置し、荷重をかけて擦り合わせた。その後、画像濃度低下の程度を目視観察し、下記の基準で評価した。
○:100回以上擦っても、画像の変化がまったく認められない
△:100回擦った段階で画像濃度の低下が認められるが、実用上許容範囲にある
×:50回未満の擦りで、明らかな画像濃度低下が認められ、実用に耐えない品質である
カチオン重合型シアンインク及びクリアインクの調製には、以下の成分を用いた。
・ゲル化剤
カオーワックスT1(花王社製)
・光重合性化合物(モノマー)
OXT221(オキセタン221、東亞合成社製)
セロキサイド2021P(脂環式エポキシ、ダイセル化学社製)
・光重合性化合物(オリゴマー)
エポキシアクリレートオリゴマー(平均分子量1800)
・光重合開始剤
CPI-100P(トリアリルスルホニウム塩のプロピレンカーボネート50%溶液、サンアプロ社製)
・増感剤
DEA(ジエトキシアントラセン、川崎化成工業社製)
・界面活性剤
X22-4272(信越化学工業社製)
以下に示す顔料分散剤、及び重合性モノマーをステンレスビーカーに入れ、65℃のホットプレートで加熱しながら、1時間加熱攪拌し、溶解させた。
顔料分散剤:アジスパーPB824(味の素ファインテクノ社製) 9部
重合性モノマー:OXT221(オキセタン221、東亞合成社製) 70部
シアン顔料1:Pigment Blue15:4
表4に示す各成分を混合し、100℃に加熱して攪拌した。得られた溶液の温度を保持したまま、#3000の金属メッシュフィルターでろ過して冷却して、カチオン重合性シアンインクCy6及びCy7を調製した。得られたインクについて、ラジカル重合型インクと同様に、ゲル化温度及び25℃における粘度を測定した。結果を表4に示す。
下記表5に示す組成比で各成分を混合し、これを65℃に加熱して攪拌した。得られた溶液の温度を保持したまま、♯3000の金属メッシュフィルターで濾過した。これを冷却して、カチオン重合型クリアインクCL6及びCL7を調製した。得られたインクについて、ラジカル重合型インクと同様に、ゲル化温度及び25℃における粘度を測定した。結果を表5に示す。
実施例1~10と同様に、カチオン硬化型シアンインクCy6及びCy7、並びにカチオン硬化型クリアインクCL6及びCL7をインクジェット装置にセットし、画像の形成を行った。評価は、ラジカル硬化型インクジェットインクセット(単色)と同様に行った。結果を表6に示す。
(イエローインク:Y1、マゼンタインク:M1、ブラックインク:Bk1の調製)
下記表7に示す組成比で各成分を混合した以外は、ラジカル硬化型シアンインクと同様に、イエローインクY1、マゼンタインクM1、ブラックインクBk1を調製した。各顔料分散液は、シアン顔料をそれぞれ次の顔料に変えた以外はシアン顔料分散液と同様に調製した。
イエロー顔料:PigmentYellow150
マゼンタ顔料:PigmentViolet19
ブラック顔料:カーボンブラック
カラーインクを、イエローインクY1、マゼンタインクM1、シアンインクCy2、及びブラックインクBk1とし、クリアインクをクリアインクCL2とした以外は、実施例1と同様に画像を形成した。評価は、ラジカル硬化型インクジェットインクセット(単色)と同様に行った。結果を表8に示す。
本出願は、同出願人により先にされた日本国特許出願、すなわち、特願2012-094857号(出願日2012年4月18日)に基づく優先権主張を伴うものであって、これらの明細書の内容を参照して本発明の一部としてここに組み込むものとする。
12 記録媒体
14、24 インクジェット記録ヘッド
16、26 ヘッドキャリッジ
18、28 光照射部
19 温度制御部
27 ガイド部
Claims (4)
- 光重合性化合物、光重合開始剤、ゲル化剤、及び色材を含み、温度によりゾルゲル相転移するカラーインクと、
光重合性化合物、光重合開始剤、及びゲル化剤を含み、温度によりゾルゲル相転移するクリアインクと、
を有するインクジェットインクセットであり、
前記クリアインクの25℃における粘度η(CL)が、前記カラーインクの25℃における粘度η(CO)の1/2未満であり、
前記クリアインクの粘度η(CL)が1×103mPa・s以上である、インクジェットインクセット。 - 前記カラーインクの25℃における粘度η(CO)が、2×103mPa・sより高く、かつ5×104mPa・s以下である、請求項1に記載のインクジェットインクセット。
- 前記クリアインクに含まれるゲル化剤量が、前記カラーインクに含まれるゲル化剤量より少ない、請求項1に記載のインクジェットインクセット。
- 請求項1に記載のインクジェットインクセットの前記カラーインクの液滴を、インクジェット記録ヘッドから吐出させて記録媒体上に付着させる工程と、
前記インクジェットインクセットの前記クリアインクの液滴を、インクジェット記録ヘッドから吐出させて記録媒体上に付着させる工程と、
前記記録媒体上に着弾した前記カラーインクの液滴及び前記クリアインクの液滴に、活性光線を照射し、各液滴を硬化させる工程と、を有する画像形成方法。
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