CN102186676A - Digital printing plastic containers with improved adhesion and recyclability - Google Patents

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CN102186676A
CN102186676A CN2009801412716A CN200980141271A CN102186676A CN 102186676 A CN102186676 A CN 102186676A CN 2009801412716 A CN2009801412716 A CN 2009801412716A CN 200980141271 A CN200980141271 A CN 200980141271A CN 102186676 A CN102186676 A CN 102186676A
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    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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Abstract

A container having an external surface with a digital image printed thereon by droplets of ink is provided. The digital image includes a base coat and a secondary coat that is applied to the base coat. In an embodiment, the digital image adheres to the container with an acceptable or sufficient adhesion score and the image is removable using conventional recycling processes. Methods for digitally printing containers and facilitating recycling are also disclosed.

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Digital printing plastic containers with improved adhesive force and recyclability
The cross reference of related application
The application's case is advocated the rights and interests of the 61/106th, No. 860 U.S. Provisional Patent Application case of application on October 20th, 2008, and described temporary patent application case is just as stating comprehensively that in this article the mode of quoting in full is incorporated herein.
Technical field
Be printed with the plastic containers of digital picture above the present invention relates generally to, especially have the container of improved adhesive force and recirculation characteristic, and relate to the method that is used for digital printed container and promotes recirculation.
Background technology
The goods producer forces at the standard of tagging on the plastic containers of set its product of splendid attire usually.Used various tests (comprising some industries standardization tests) to measure and estimate the quality of tag application.Some standard method of test of having used comprise (as an example and unrestricted) ASTM international testing regulation D3359-08 (being used for measuring by adhesive tape test the standard method of test of adhesive force); D5264-98 (by the standard practice instructions of Sutherland (Sutherland) rubber testing instrument) to the wearability of printing material; And F1842-02 (being used for determining the printing ink on the plastic supporting base of membrane switch applications or the standard method of test of coating adhesion).Test request that the normal definition of goods producer should be satisfied and score as a result, acceptable so that tagged product is regarded as.
Container manufacturer has been produced the container with digital printed label recently, described digital printed label have enough definition and quality with the existing conventional technology competition that tags, and may replace the routine technology that tags.The case description of this type of printing technology is in the 11/562nd, No. 655 U.S. patent application case, and described patent application case is incorporated herein by reference.Yet for many application, hope can utilize standard to provide, to measure and to assess the printing image that those may be used as label.
The container that will have digital printed label is incorporated into that this potential challenge has occurred in the conventional vessel recirculating process.A visible trend between container manufacturer, trade mark owner, end user and the government organs is to improve and increase container to recycle achievement.Therefore, will be desirable to provide acceptable container on the industry, itself and current recirculation infrastructure and technology are fully compatible, or provide sufficient inducement and/or intensity to realize full industry change.At least at first, will be desirable to provide the digital printed container that can use current industry standard technology (that is the technology that comprises the flushing of corrosivity high temperature usually and grind) to recycle.Thus, exist the demand to the digital printing plastic containers with digital picture, described digital picture was attached to described container and does not have quality problems in the service life of this container, but can remove easily during the plastics recirculating process.
Summary of the invention
The present invention discloses a kind of plastic containers, is printed with the outer surface of digital picture above it has by ink droplet.Described digital picture comprises priming coat and is applied to two road coatings of described priming coat.Embodiments of the invention disclose the container with improved adhesive force and/or recirculation characteristic.In one embodiment, described digital picture is attached to plastic containers, and described digital picture have acceptable or " by " adhesive force score (it is the score more than 6.0 or 6.0 for some points-scoring systems).The present invention also discloses the method that is used for digital printed container and promotes recirculation.
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By the mode of example embodiments of the invention are described referring now to accompanying drawing, wherein:
Be printed with the side view of a part of the container of digital picture above Fig. 1 general description;
Fig. 2 is the general expression of quality evaluation table/matrix that can be used for estimating the acceptability of the printing image on the container.
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Now will be in detail with reference to embodiments of the invention, the example is described and explanation in the accompanying drawings in this article.Though will describe the present invention in conjunction with the embodiments, should be understood that described embodiment is not intended to make the present invention to be limited to these embodiment.On the contrary, set replacement scheme, modification and the equipollent that can be contained in the spirit and scope of the present invention that define as appended claims of containing of the present invention.
Explained in general has the part on surface 10 of the container of press figure image 20 among Fig. 1.Digital picture 20 comprises: priming coat 30, and it can be made up of a plurality of priming coat ink droplet 32; And two road coatings 40, it is made up of a plurality of two road coating ink droplet 42.
Priming coat 30 can be by in order to applying and/or providing the material of visual characteristic to form of ink droplet to be provided.For some embodiment, priming coat 30 can comprise white and/or colourless part.In an embodiment of the present invention, at very first time t 1The place and in first temperature T 1Be applied to the surface of container to major general's first priming coat 30 down.Temperature T 1Be in the temperature range that applies that is applicable to the priming coat that is associated.In one embodiment, priming coat 30 can be and can ultraviolet ray (UV) solidifies, and further can solidify before applying two road coatings.
Two road coatings 40 can be made up of a plurality of two road coating ink droplet 42 at least a portion that is distributed in priming coat 30.A plurality of two road coating ink droplet 42 can form a part that applies pattern jointly, and the described pattern that applies can form all or part of of digital picture again.In addition, as general description among Fig. 1, the several portions of one or more contiguous two road coating ink droplet 42 can overlap each other or mix.Two road coatings 40 and can comprise various known color as two road coating ink droplet 42 of component, including but not limited to basic print color, for example cyan, magenta and yellow.In addition, control the overlapping of some color in some zone or combination can provide extra " technology " color.In addition, two road coating ink droplet 42 can be curable.For instance, two curable road coating ink droplet of UV can be formed all or part of of the digital picture wanted.Decide on using, these two roads coating ink droplet can have different diameters, its can (for example) from about 10 microns in about 200 microns scope.Can be at the second time t 2The place and in second temperature T 2Down two road coatings 40 are applied to the surface 10 of container, wherein apply second temperature T of two road coatings 40 2Be usually less than first temperature T that applies priming coat 30 1
In an embodiment of the present invention, apply priming coat and apply time (for example, t between the two road coatings 2Deduct t 1) can reduce (for example) to lacking to below ten seconds or ten seconds.For some embodiment, the application time difference will be at two seconds in six seconds.In addition, in an embodiment, can apply temperature difference (that is T, between the temperature of a part of priming coat 30 with applying the temperature of priming coat 30 and two road coatings 40 being applied to 1Deduct T 2) be controlled to be and be equal to or less than about 10 °F.For some embodiment, applying temperature difference will be in about 5 °F to about 10 °F.In addition, use for some, possible desired modifications with apply the temperature that priming coat 30 and two road coatings 40 are associated, make that to apply temperature accordingly more approaching, that is, the feasible temperature difference that applies between the coating reduces or reduces to minimum.This can (for example) realize in the following manner: (a), reduce/reduce T 1(b), rising/increase T 2Or (c), (a) with (b) combination.This type of time and/or temperature control with respect to priming coat and two road coatings noted earlier can realize gained press figure image better adhering to respect to container.
Notice that except that time and temperature, irradiation level also is the factor that can influence effective curing degree of printing image.That is to say, for some time (for example, t 1And t 2) and temperature (for example, T 1And T 2), can there be irradiation level (that is ε, that is associated 1And ε 2).For instance, in an embodiment, priming coat can be at irradiation level ε 1Following curing, and the two road coatings that are associated can be at irradiation level ε 2Following curing.In addition, in an embodiment, effectively curing degree can be based on the combination of time, temperature and irradiation level, and irradiation level can be provided by following equation substantially:
Irradiation level (ε)=(d φ/dA)
Wherein, φ=irradiation flux (is that unit is measured with the watt), and
A=area (cm 2)
(and unrestricted) for instance, for some embodiment, the scope of irradiation level will be at about 0.1 watt/cm 2With about 10.0 watts/cm 2Between.
Container related to the present invention (comprising bottle) is made up of plastic material (for example, PET, HDPE, PP, PE etc.).Described container can be the single or multiple lift container, and can use various conventional forming techniques (including but not limited to blowing, hot forming etc.) to form.In one embodiment, outermost layer/surface is made up of pure plastic material.But notice that the container of teaching can comprise the recirculation composition of a certain percentage according to the present invention, comprises less percentage (for example, below 20% or 20%) in the skin of container.
Use for some, for example using curable ink (for example, the UV curable ink under) the situation, can after each corresponding print station, solidify related coatings or printing ink.(and unrestricted) for instance, the implementation of processes example can comprise at least in part: apply priming coat; Curing schedule; Apply two road coatings; And curing schedule.Perhaps, also as an example and unrestricted, described technology can comprise at least in part: apply priming coat; Curing schedule; Apply priming coat; Curing schedule; Apply two road coatings; And curing schedule.In addition, for embodiments of the invention, may wish the production/follow-up disposal speed of container/bottle and the flow process of the printing press that is associated/processing speed coupling or coupling substantially.
In addition, found and can control and/or improve the quality of press figure image at least in part by one or more in the following technology:
(a) select and/or calibrate the printing ink setting;
(b) control substrate (that is vessel surface) temperature; And/or
(c) SECO.
About selecting and/or the setting of calibration printing ink, this is (at least in part) by selecting and/or calibration comprises that the printing ink of priming coat and two road coatings realizes.Find, can select employed printing ink that desired time and/or temperature characterisitic are provided, comprise relative to each other with compound mode.For instance, some printing ink of selecting to have given viscosity can represent or provide some desired temp-related effect.
About substrate (that is, vessel surface) temperature controlling, can or control to a certain measuring with the Temperature Treatment of the relevant portion of sidewall (or other parts of container).For instance, but pretreating containers give certain portions.Can use various known technologies, can promote this preliminary treatment including but not limited to flame, corona and plasma treatment.Yet, the invention is not restricted to described specific preconditioning technique.
With respect to SECO, the time related with the mobile phase of container, for example by special purpose machine tool, and the sequential that applies priming coat and/or two road coatings, can be controlled.The flow process of the production of container/bottle/follow-up disposal speed and the printing press that is associated/processing speed coupling or substantially coupling want.
The present invention also comprises the system of a kind of " acceptability " that is used for assessment or estimates the container with digital printed image (for example digital printed label) (for example commercial acceptable).That is to say,, be used to assess or the system estimated can provide " adhesive force score " for embodiments of the invention.Fig. 2 briefly represents can be in order to assess or to estimate the quality evaluation table/matrix of the acceptability of the printing image on the container.Shown in summarizing, Y-axis can relate to overall by or the numeral that is not associated by score.In the illustrated embodiment, numeral 1 to 5 indication container is unacceptable, and the container that numeral 6 to 9 indications are associated is acceptable.Importantly to note, though with respect to this table/matrix, be at least 6 score will " by " as acceptable, the particular table/matrix shown in the invention is not restricted to, and alternatively, at needs or can provide in case of necessity more score more runs and/maybe can raise or reduce and pass through score.The a plurality of tests of expression in the row that provided on the X-axis, it can comprise various standard testings, comprises previous described test.(and unrestricted) for instance, test 1 can comprise " Sutherland rubber testing ", and test 2 can comprise " 3M #610 adhesive tape test ", and test 3 can comprise " simulation shipment test ", and tests 4 and can comprise " 3M #810 adhesive tape test ".As summarize showing in the table, various by or can not annotate test and on table, represent in conjunction with each by indication.With respect to the several tests in " standard " noted earlier test, can suitably revise described test to use in conjunction with the printing image opposite with the label that applies in a conventional manner.For instance, test (it can follow ASTM D 3359-08 standard), can relate to or can not relate to before applying pressure sensitive adhesive tape with the described table/test of matrix correlation connection and cut the digital picture part with cutting tool for various " adhesive tape ".That is to say that in one embodiment, as long as can not be by cross-cut or otherwise separate with container through the part of the digital picture part of the container of tested person, " test 2 " can relate to " modified " 3M#610 adhesive tape test.In addition, for the table of being stated among Fig. 2, with respect to the adhesive tape test of directly putting into practice modified ASTM standard (that is, described test does not relate to cross-cut/separation) " by " indication usually will be by being not more than 2.0mm 2Any removal partly represent.With respect to the adhesive tape test of directly abideing by the ASTM standard, " by " indicate normally classification " 4B " or " 5B " (under ASTM, Fig. 1 of adhesive force test result classification), or comprise the printing area that removes less than 5%.
In one embodiment, be desirable to provide a kind of container with press figure image, described press figure image is at least by modified 3M #610 adhesive tape test, and is still " can recycle ".To use ASTM D 3359 standard #810 adhesive tape tests to realize that so described digital picture is regarded as " can recycle " less than " 4B " classification (that is, area be removed more than 5% or 5%) if be printed on digital picture on the container.Have by testing 2 (modified 3M #610 adhesive tape tests) and test 3 (simulation shipment test) but not the container of the digital picture by testing 4 (3M #810 adhesive tape tests) will obtain 6.0 or 7.0 adhesive force score.This type of have 6.0 or 7.0 adhesive force score the printing image container in commercial suitable shipment (promptly, by simulation shipment test), provide simultaneously with concerning normally/enough but can advantageously separate the adhesive force that is associated with the printing image that is used for follow-up recirculation the set use.In other words, the adhesive force that is associated with the digital picture that is configured is enough strong for calculated use, but does not hinder the separation during the recirculation.
With respect to this table/matrix, can carry out each test based on abundant (for example, remarkable or representative on the statistics) sampling to container.After finishing all tests, the result can be made table, and be input in table/matrix, so that " adhesive force " score to be provided.Then can make the score result who is associated interrelated.
The present invention especially can realize improved recyclability.The container of (it can be formed by the UV curable ink that solidifies) can be removed and have digital printed image to (and unrestricted) for instance expediently in conjunction with conventional plastics recirculating process.By convention, the industry standard recirculating process of plastic containers comprises: container is ground to form granular plastic tab; Make these thin slices stand high heat corrosivity developing technique; Make thin slice drying through cleaning; Classification; And be squeezed into resin beads for resaling.For embodiments of the invention, after grinding technics, the digital picture on the container is attachable to resin flake, during high heat corrosivity developing technique, described digital picture will be separated with resin flake substantially, thereby does not pollute the clean resin thin slice of resin beads that is to be formed.
Presented above description for the purpose of illustration and description to specific embodiment of the present invention.Do not wish that described description is detailed or limit the invention to the precise forms that disclosed, and according to above teaching, various modifications and variations all are possible.Selecting and describing described embodiment is in order to explain principle of the present invention and practical application thereof, thereby makes the those skilled in the art can utilize the present invention and various embodiment with the various modifications that are suitable for desired specific use.Scope of the present invention is set to be defined by appended claims and equipollent thereof.

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  1. But 1. recycled plastic container, it comprises:
    Be printed with the outer surface of digital picture above by ink droplet, described digital picture has at least 6.0 adhesive force score.
  2. 2. container according to claim 1, wherein said digital picture comprises:
    Priming coat, it comprises the priming coat ink droplet of a plurality of curing, and
    Two road coatings, it comprises two road coating ink droplet of a plurality of curing, and described two road coatings are applied at least a portion of described priming coat.
  3. 3. container according to claim 1, wherein said press figure image are configured to separate substantially with the remainder of described container during recirculating process.
  4. 4. container according to claim 1, wherein said digital picture are configured at least by adhesive tape test and simulation shipment test.
  5. 5. container according to claim 4, wherein said adhesive tape test comprise modified 3M#610 adhesive tape test.
  6. 6. container according to claim 1, wherein said digital picture have 6.0 or 7.0 adhesive force score.
  7. 7. container according to claim 2, wherein when described two road coatings were applied to described priming coat, the temperature difference between described priming coat and the described two road coatings was less than about 10 °F.
  8. 8. container according to claim 1, wherein said container comprise base part, sidewall sections, shoulder part and neck part, and described neck partly comprises dispense aperture.
  9. 9. container according to claim 2, wherein said priming coat comprises white or colourless part.
  10. 10. container according to claim 2, one of them or more than one contiguous two road coating ink droplet overlapping or mix.
  11. 11. container according to claim 2, wherein said two road coating ink droplet are coloured.
  12. 12. container according to claim 11, wherein said color comprise one or more in the following color: cyan, magenta and yellow.
  13. 13. container according to claim 2, wherein said two road coating ink droplet have different diameters.
  14. 14. container according to claim 13, the described diameter of wherein said two road coating ink droplet arrives in about 200 microns scope at about 10 microns.
  15. 15. container according to claim 1, wherein said container are by one or more composition the in the following material: polyethylene, PET, high density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene.
  16. 16. container according to claim 1, wherein said container are laminated vessel.
  17. 17. container according to claim 1, wherein said container comprises the plastic material of recirculation.
  18. 18. container according to claim 17, the outermost layer of wherein said container has the composition of recirculation, and the composition of described recirculation is below 20% or 20%.
  19. 19. container according to claim 2, wherein said priming coat and two road coating ink droplet are solidified through UV.
  20. 20. but a recycled plastic container, it comprises:
    Be printed with the outer surface of digital picture above by ink droplet, described digital picture comprises:
    Priming coat, it comprises the priming coat ink droplet of a plurality of curing, and
    Two road coatings, it comprises two road coating ink droplet of a plurality of curing, and described two road coatings are applied at least a portion of described priming coat;
    Wherein said digital picture is configured to by modified 3M#610 adhesive tape test, and is configured to separate substantially with the remainder of described container during recirculating process.
  21. 21. container according to claim 21, wherein said digital picture are configured to not by standard 3M#810 adhesive tape test.
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