EP0791474B1 - Feuille pour l'enregistrement par jet d'encre et procédé d'enregistrement par jet d'encre - Google Patents

Feuille pour l'enregistrement par jet d'encre et procédé d'enregistrement par jet d'encre Download PDF

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EP0791474B1
EP0791474B1 EP19970102898 EP97102898A EP0791474B1 EP 0791474 B1 EP0791474 B1 EP 0791474B1 EP 19970102898 EP19970102898 EP 19970102898 EP 97102898 A EP97102898 A EP 97102898A EP 0791474 B1 EP0791474 B1 EP 0791474B1
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  • the present invention relates to a recording medium for ink jet recording having the features of the preamble of claim 1, and an ink jet recording method using the same and, more specifically, an ink jet recording medium and an ink jet recording method which enable an image to be printed on both surfaces of the recording medium.
  • Water-base inks are mainly used for ink jet recording method from the viewpoints of odor, safety, and recording properties.
  • inks are used which comprise: various water-soluble dyes dissolved in water or a solvent mixture, of water with a water-soluble organic solvent such as a polyhydric alcohol; and optionally various additives.
  • a color image having a quality comparable to a photograph should be formed on one surface of the recording material with a letter having good sharpness being formed on the other surface of the recording material (for example, surface for address).
  • the recording material should have good water resistance for its both surfaces, should be free from deformation of the sheet by ink absorption, should have certain nerve, i.e., should be strong, and should have good carriability.
  • a recent trend is such that an increase in resolution reduces the weight of an ink droplet per dot while the demand for a higher quality leads to increased amount of an ink printed on the recording medium.
  • This trend poses a problem that when printing on both surfaces of a recording medium is performed under different conditions, for example, when the resolution of a print formed on one surface of the recording medium is different from that of a print formed on the other surface of the recording medium, there is fear of creating unfavorable phenomena such as curling, due to a difference in the amount of absorbed ink between the two surfaces, and print through.
  • a recording medium having the features of the preamble of claim 1 is known from JP 02 270 588 A.
  • JP 02 270 588 A, JP 62 225390 A, EP 0 600 245 A; and WO 94 20303 A disclose recording media having ink receptive layers on both surfaces, wherein said recording media have different ink receptive layers on both surfaces.
  • JP 08 002089 A, and EP 0 444 950 A disclose recording media having ink receptive layers on both surfaces.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium and a corresponding recording method which enables a good print to be formed on both surfaces thereof and which causes neither curling nor print-through when printing on one surface thereof and printing on the other surface thereof are performed with different resolutions.
  • an ink-receptive layer or a coat layer is provided on both surfaces thereof so as to enable recording on both the surfaces.
  • the terms "ink-receptive layer” and “coat layer” used herein mean a layer, provided on a substrate, which functions to receive and fix an ink thereon. Therefore, in the present invention, both the above terms are used as synonymous with each other so far as the layers have the above function.
  • the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer may be composed mainly of a pigment and a binder.
  • Pigments usable herein include, for example, silica, clay, mica, swellable mica, talc, kaolin, diatomaceous earth, calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, aluminum silicate, synthetic zeolite, alumina, zinc oxide, lithopone, satin white, and organic and inorganic colored pigments.
  • Binders usable herein include, for example, water-soluble resins and aqueous emulsion resins, such as acrylic resin, polyester resin, polyurethane resin, styrene/butadiene copolymer resin, acrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer resin, polyvinyl alcohol resin, water-soluble polyvinyl acetal resin, polyvinyl butyral resin, and other vinyl resins, amide resin, oxidized starch, casein, polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, silicone resin, rosin-modified maleic resin, rosin-modified phenolic resin, alkyd resin, and coumarone-indene resin.
  • water-soluble resins and aqueous emulsion resins such as acrylic resin, polyester resin, polyurethane resin, styrene/butadiene copolymer resin, acrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer resin, polyvinyl alcohol resin, water-soluble poly
  • the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer contains silica.
  • the composition of the silica-containing ink-receptive layer or coat layer may be suitably determined from the viewpoints of ink absorption, drying of printed ink, sharpness of a recorded image and the like.
  • the use of a water-soluble resin, such as polyvinyl alcohol resin, water-soluble polyvinyl acetal resin, or polyvinyl pyrrolidone, as the binder in combination with silica as the pigment is preferred.
  • the mixing ratio of the resin to silica is preferably 1 : 1 to 1 : 15, particularly preferably 1 : 2 to 1 : 10.
  • the average particle diameter of silica is preferably about 1 to 30 ⁇ m (in terms of volume average particle diameter as measured by means of Coulter counter), particularly preferably 5 to 25 ⁇ m.
  • the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer may comprise a plurality of layers.
  • it may comprise a first layer, provided on the substrate face, responsible mainly for the function of receiving an ink, and a second layer, provided on the surface of the first layer, responsible mainly for the function of improving the surface glossiness or brightness.
  • the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer in the recording medium according to the present invention may contain other component(s) for improving the properties of the recording medium.
  • a waterproofing agent such as a melamine-formaldehyde resin, urea-formaldehyde, an acrylamide resin, glyoxal, zirconium carbonate, or ammonium, may be added in order to improve the water resistance of the ink-receptive layer and to impart a function of preventing an ink from being blotted.
  • a dispersant a fluorescent dye, a pH adjustor, an antifoaming agent, a wetting agent, a preservative and the like may be added from the viewpoint of further enhancing the productivity, recording properties, or storage stability of the ink jet recording sheet.
  • a preferred embodiment of the ink-receptive layer provided on both surfaces of the recording medium according to the present invention is, for example, an ink-receptive layer, described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 222281/1985, wherein a fluorine-containing synthetic amorphous silica is used as a void forming material.
  • a fluorine-containing synthetic amorphous silica is used as a void forming material.
  • the ink-receptive layer is, for example, an ink-receptive layer described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 89082/1986.
  • the ink-receptive layer described in this publication is formed by coating a pigment and a water-soluble binder and, in addition, a silicone emulsion or a water-soluble silicone compound on a substrate. According to this ink-receptive layer, good development can be achieved even when color ink compositions in ink jet recording are superimposed in different sequences. Further, the addition of a silicone emulsion or a water-soluble silicone compound enables the dot diameter to be regulated.
  • Still another embodiment of the ink-receptive layer is, for example, an ink-receptive layer described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 95285/1987.
  • amorphous silica is used as a part of the pigment and is prepared by cast coating.
  • This ink-receptive layer has high smoothness and offers a print of dots having a sharp outline.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the ink-receptive layer is, for example, an ink-receptive layer described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 186372/1989.
  • This ink-receptive layer comprises a polyacrylamide having a molecular weight of 10000 to 500000, a synthetic amorphous silica, and polyvinyl alcohol and can offer a recorded image having excellent storage stability.
  • ink-receptive layer A still further preferred embodiment of the ink-receptive layer is described, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 276670/1990, 139275/1990, and 297831/1994.
  • the ink-receptive layers described in these publications have a porous layer formed of a specific alumina hydrate, and the advantages of these ink-receptive layers are to provide high circularity of ink dots and excellent fixability of dyes and to realize a print having high color density.
  • An ink-receptive layer described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 151476/1988, is also usable.
  • This ink-receptive layer is formed by coating a composition composed mainly of a pigment and a binder, semi-drying the coating, putting a transfer sheet having a desired surface form onto the coating, drying the laminate, and removing the transfer sheet.
  • the advantage of this ink-receptive layer is to offer high ink absorption and to realize a high-quality image.
  • a preferred embodiment of the coat layer provided on both surfaces of the recording medium according to the present invention include those described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 82085/1982 and 135190/1982.
  • the coat layer described in these publications contains a plastic pigment and is formed by hot calendering. This coat layer offers high resolution.
  • coat layers described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 264391/1988, 113986/1990, and 274587/1990 may be preferably used. These coat layers are formed by coating a mixture of a pigment, an aqueous binder, and a silicone emulsion or a water-soluble silicone compound on a substrate. They are excellent in ink absorption and surface gloss and smoothness.
  • a coat layer as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 79967/1994, also may be preferably used wherein an ink-receiving layer as the outermost layer has been pressed in a wet state against a heated specular surface to dry the layer.
  • ink-receptive layers formed by casting as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 158084/1987, 305237/1994, 89220/1995, and 117335/1995 also may be preferably utilized.
  • an ink-receptive layer having high glossiness, described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 189985/1986, and an ink-receptive layer, which is glossy and offers high print density and excellent resistance to cracking on bending, described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 101142/1995, also may be preferably utilized.
  • ink-receptive layers having a crack on its surface for example, those described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 198250/1985, 198251/1985, and 198252/1985, also may be preferably utilized.
  • any of the ink-receptive layer and the coat layer may have a surface which has been treated to render it glossy.
  • a composition containing silica or a resin, which is dissolved in or swollen with an ink, may be coated to impart gloss.
  • Silica is generally available as colloidal silica.
  • the form of silica is not particularly limited so far as the effect of the present invention is provided.
  • the colloidal silica is usually in the form of an anionic colloidal dispersion which is a stable dispersion of ultrafine particles of silicic anhydride (silica) in water and may be produced, for example, by the following method.
  • an aqueous sodium silicate solution is passed through an cation exchange resin layer to prepare a sol having an SiO 2 /Na 2 O ratio of 60 to 130.
  • the sol is then heated and fired at 60°C or above to grow particles into discrete dispersed particles, and a sol which has been passed through an ion exchange resin is added thereto to conduct polymerization deposition.
  • colloidal silica can be prepared as a stable sol of which the particles have been grown to an average diameter of 3 nm to 200 nm.
  • commercially available colloidal silica may be used, and examples thereof include Ludox manufactured by Du Pont, Syton manufactured by Monsanto, Nalcoag manufactured by Nalco, and Snowtex manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industry Ltd.
  • the glossiness on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity is higher than that on the surface having a lower ink absorption capacity.
  • This construction can enhance the quality of an image formed on the surface that realizes higher resolution. Further, it offers an additional advantage that the first surface can be easily distinguished from the second surface.
  • the glossiness on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity is preferably not less than 30 in terms of 60° specular glossiness specified in any one of JIS Z 8741, ISO 2813, ASTM D 523, and DIN 67530.
  • the surface brightness is preferably high.
  • the high brightness can be realized by incorporating, for example, a fluorescent dye or a fluorescent pigment as a white dye or pigment into the ink-receptive layer.
  • the brightness on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity is higher than that on the surface having a lower ink absorption capacity.
  • This construction can enhance the quality of an image formed on the surface that realizes higher resolution.
  • it offers an additional advantage that the first surface of the recording medium can be easily distinguished from the second surface of the recording medium.
  • the brightness on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity is preferably not less than 80 as measured by the procedure set forth in any one of Brightness by Hunter JIS P 8123, ISO Brightness JIS P 8148, and ISO 2470-1977.
  • the substrate for the recording medium of the present invention is not particularly limited so far as it can support the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer and has satisfactory strength to be usable in the recording medium, and preferred examples thereof include papers and plastic films.
  • the substrate preferably has a basis weight of about 80 to 200 g/m 2 .
  • the thickness of paper as a preferred substrate is about 90 to 220 ⁇ m. In the case of a plastic film, the thickness is preferably about 75 to 200 ⁇ m.
  • the diameter of a dot formed on the first surface is different from that of a dot formed on the second surface.
  • One preferred means for regulating the dot diameter is to regulate the ink absorption capacity of the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer provided on the first and second surfaces of the recording medium.
  • the term "ink absorption capacity" used herein means, for example, ink absorption capacity in the thicknesswise direction of the recording medium or the maximum amount of the ink absorbed which causes neither feathering nor bleeding.
  • the ink absorption capacity means the rate at which a surface of the recording medium absorbs an ink composition.
  • the rate at which one surface of the recording medium absorbs an ink composition is made larger than that at which the other surface of the recording medium absorbs the ink composition.
  • the time taken for the ink to be absorbed is longer than that for the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity, causing the ink composition to be spread in the lateral direction on the surface of the recording medium, resulting in the formation of a relatively larger dot than the dot formed on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity.
  • the diameter of the dot formed on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity is 50 to 90 ⁇ m, with the diameter of the dot formed on the surface having a lower ink absorption capacity being 90 to 120 ⁇ m. Further, preferably, the above dot diameter is obtained in an ink droplet weight of about 0.01 to 0.05 ⁇ g.
  • the present invention would advantageously improve the carriability of the recording medium in a printer.
  • the coefficient of friction also is regulated for the ink-receptive layer and the coat layer on both surfaces of the recording medium.
  • the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer provided on both surface of the recording medium contributes to the strength of the recording medium to some extent, advantageously creating greater freedom in selection of the substrate for the recording medium.
  • the maximum amount of an ink absorbed which causes neither feathering nor bleeding on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity is 3 to 60 ⁇ l/mm 2 .
  • the maximum amount of an ink absorbed which creates neither feathering nor bleeding on the surface having a lower ink absorption capacity is 1 to 20 ⁇ l/mm 2 .
  • the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer may be formed on each surface by a standard method for the formation of the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer.
  • the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer on the first surface of the recording medium and the ink-receptive layer or the coat layer on the second surface of the recording medium may be separately formed (the so-called "off-machine) or alternatively may be simultaneously formed (the so-called "on-machine).
  • two media each having an ink-receptive layer or a coat layer formed on one surface thereof may be laminated onto each other to form the recording medium of the present invention.
  • the coverage may be suitably determined by taking into consideration the ingredients of the precursor composition, desired ink absorption and the like.
  • the coverage of the ink-receptive layer on the surface having a lower ink absorption capacity is 1 to 10 g/m 2
  • the coverage of the ink-receptive layer on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity is 10 to 30 g/m 2
  • the thickness of the substrate is 100 to 200 ⁇ m.
  • the recording medium according to the present invention may be used in various forms. Specifically, it may be used as a standard-size recording medium, and, in addition, may be used in the form of postal cards and business card sheets on which perfect printing (printing on both surfaces thereof) may be performed.
  • an ink jet recording method which permits printing to be made on both surfaces of the recording medium in accordance with claim 7.
  • printing is made so that the resolution of an image printed on one surface of the recording medium is different from that of an image printed on the other surface of the recording medium.
  • an image with a higher resolution is printed on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity and an image with a lower resolution is printed on the surface having a lower ink absorption capacity.
  • the diameter of the dot formed on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity is smaller than that of the dot formed on the surface having a lower ink absorption capacity.
  • two images with two respective resolutions can be advantageously realized by using an identical recording head and varying only the resolution without varying the amount of the ink deposited.
  • the regulation of the amount of ink deposited results in the formation of more advantageously regulated dots.
  • the above embodiment of the present invention which, despite the deposition of an ink in an identical amount, permits the diameter of the dot formed on the first surface of the recording medium to be made different from that of the dot formed on the second surface of the recording medium, can be realized, for example, by selecting the ink composition and the recording medium according to the following criteria and using the selected ink composition in combination with the selected recording medium.
  • an ink composition having a static contact angle with the recording medium as measured 5 s after dropping of the ink composition on the recording medium, of not more than 10° in terms of the contact angle of the ink composition with one surface of the recording medium and more than 10° in terms of the contact angle of the ink composition with the other surface of the recording medium.
  • the ink composition is rapidly absorbed into the one surface of the recording medium while it is slowly absorbed into the other surface of the recording medium.
  • the diameter of dots formed on the surface with the ink composition being rapidly absorbed is smaller than the diameter of dots formed on the surface with the ink composition being slowly absorbed.
  • the resolution of a print on the surface having a higher ink absorption capacity is about 600 to 1440 dpi, while the resolution of a print on the surface having a lower ink absorption capacity is about 300 to 600 dpi.
  • the ink composition used in the ink jet recording method according to the present invention may comprise conventional colorant and organic solvent and the like.
  • Suitable solvents used in the present invention include ion-exchanged water with the contents of Ca and Mg ions being not more than 5 ppm and high-boiling, low-volatile polyhydric alcohols such as glycerin, ethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, hexylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, 1,3-propane diol, and 1,5-pentanediol.
  • low-volatile polyhydric alcohols such as glycerin, ethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, hexylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, 1,3-propane diol, and 1,5-pentanediol.
  • lower alkyl ethers of polyhydric alcohols such as diethylene glycol monobutyl ether and triethylene glycol monobutyl ether
  • nitrogen-containing organic solvents such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, and triethanolamine.
  • highly hygroscopic additives such as urea and saccharides, is also preferred from the viewpoint of preventing nozzles of a recording head from being clogged.
  • the amount of the polyhydric alcohol or the lower alkyl ether of polyhydric alcohol may be suitably determined, it is preferably about 4 to 30% by weight, more preferably about 7 to 20% by weight.
  • the ink composition contains a surfactant for regulating the penetration of the ink into the recording medium.
  • a surfactant for regulating the penetration of the ink into the recording medium.
  • Preferred surfactants usable herein include, for example, acetylene glycols, and those commercially available from the Nisshin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. under the tradename designations Surfynol 465, TG, 104, and 82.
  • ink composition means a black ink composition in the case of monochrome printing and, in the case of color printing, color ink compositions, specifically a yellow ink composition, a magenta ink composition, a cyan ink composition and, in some cases, a black ink composition.
  • the recording medium according to the present invention may be used in a recording method using ink compositions of six colors in total, specifically a yellow ink composition, two magenta ink compositions different from each other in color density, two cyan ink compositions different from each other in color density, and a black ink composition.
  • a combination of the above ink compositions of six colors with the recording medium of the present invention can realize a printed image, comparable to a photograph, having excellent gradation and free from particulate spots. In an area where the image density is low, particulate spots are often observed.
  • the use of an ink composition having a high color density in combination with an ink composition having a low color density for each of a magenta ink composition and a cyan ink composition can effectively prevent the creation of the particulate spots and, at the same time, can realize a print with excellent gradation.
  • the colorant concentration of the ink composition having a low color density is preferably 5 to 50% by weight, more preferably about 10 to 30% by weight, of the colorant concentration of the ink composition having a high color density.
  • the use of the ink composition having a high color density in combination with the ink composition having a low color density can realize an image with better gradation.
  • a recording paper having a basis weight of 180 g/m 2 was provided as a substrate, and the following ink-receptive layers were formed respectively on the front and back sides.
  • a coating liquid having the following composition was prepared. Synthetic amorphous silica 100 parts Polyvinyl alcohol 30 parts Colloidal silica 30 parts Cationic dye fixing agent 20 parts
  • the coating liquid was diluted with water to a solid content of 15% by weight and then coated by means of an air knife coater on one side (side A) of the substrate to form a coat layer at a coverage on a dry weight basis of 12 g/m 2 .
  • the coating liquid was diluted with water to a solid content of 25% by weight and then cast coated on the dried coat layer to form a coat layer at a coverage on a dry weight basis of 3 g/m 2 .
  • a coating liquid having the following composition was prepared.
  • This coating liquid was coated on the other side (side B) of the substrate, and the coating was dried to form an ink-receptive layer at a coverage on a dry basis of 5 g/m 2 .
  • Example 1 The recording medium thus obtained was cut into size A4 and a size of a postal card. This recording medium will be hereinafter referred to as "Example 1.”
  • a comparative recording medium was prepared in the same manner as described above, except that only one side of the substrate was treated as described above in connection with the treatment of the side A.
  • Another comparative recording medium was prepared in the same manner as described above, except that only one side of the substrate was treated as described above in connection with the treatment of the side B.
  • These comparative recording media were cut into size A4 and a size of a postal card.
  • the comparative recording medium with only the side A being treated and the comparative recording medium with only the side B being treated will be hereinafter referred to as "Comparative Example 1" and “Comparative Example 2,” respectively.
  • a wood-free paper having a basis weight of 90 g/m 2 was provided as a substrate, and the following ink-receptive layer was formed on the front and back sides of the substrate.
  • a coating liquid, for a first ink-receptive layer, having the following composition was coated on one side (side A) of the substrate, and the coating was dried to from an ink-receptive layer at a coverage on a dry basis of 15 g/m 2 .
  • Silica average particle diameter: 5.3 ⁇ m
  • Polyvinyl alcohol (10% dissolved) 500 parts
  • Melamine crosslinking agent solid content 80%
  • Fluorescent dye 5 parts
  • a coating liquid, for a second ink-receptive layer, having the following composition was then coated on the first ink-receptive layer, and the coating was dried to form an ink-receptive layer at a coverage on a dry basis of 7 g/m 2 .
  • Silica average particle diameter: 19.3 ⁇ m
  • Polyvinyl alcohol (10% dissolved) 400 parts
  • Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (10% dissolved) 600 parts
  • a coating liquid having the following composition was prepared.
  • Amorphous silica 100 parts Polyvinyl alcohol 80 parts Polyamide epoxy resin 10 parts Waterproofing agent 10 parts
  • This coating liquid was coated on the other side (side B) of the substrate, and the coating was dried to form an ink-receptive layer at a coverage on a dry basis of 5 g/m 2 .
  • a coating liquid, for a gloss layer composed of 250 parts of colloidal silica (Snowtex C, solid content 20%, manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industry Ltd.) and 50 parts of polyvinyl alcohol (Gosenol T330, 10% dissolved, manufactured by Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) was coated on a polyethylene film, and the coated polyethylene film was laminated onto the recording medium prepared in Example 2 so that the coated side of the polyethylene film faced the second ink-receptive layer.
  • colloidal silica Snowtex C, solid content 20%, manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industry Ltd.
  • polyvinyl alcohol Gosenol T330, 10% dissolved, manufactured by Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
  • the polyethylene film was peeled off followed by further drying to prepare a recording medium having a gloss layer, at a coverage on a dry basis of 5 g/m 2 , the surface of which had a 60° specular glossiness of 30.
  • the following ink composition was prepared and used for a printing test.
  • Colorant 2% by weight Glycerin 10% by weight Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether 10% by weight Ion-exchanged water 77.2% by weight Surfynol TG 0.8% by weight
  • Colorant Yellow ink composition - C.I. Direct Yellow 86 Magenta ink composition - C.I. Acid Red 52 Cyan ink composition - C.I. Direct Blue 199 Black ink composition - C.I. Direct Black 19
  • Printing was carried out using an ink jet recording printer MJ700V2C (manufactured by Seiko Epson Corporation).
  • the recording media were evaluated for the following items and according to the following criteria.
  • the prints obtained in the test 1 were allowed to stand under conditions of temperature 10°C and humidity 20% and under conditions of temperature 32°C and humidity 80%.
  • the recording media with the ink-receptive layer provided on only one side thereof were allowed to stand with the surface of the ink-receptive layer up.
  • Example 1 Printed on both sides 0 Printed on side A alone 1 - 2 Printed on side B alone 0 - 1
  • Example 2 Printed on both sides 0 Printed on side A alone 0 Printed on side B alone 0
  • Example 3 Printed on both sides 0 Printed on side A alone 0 Printed on side B alone 0
  • Comparative Example 1 Printed on both sides 6 Printed on side A alone 8 Printed on side B alone 7
  • Comparative Example 2 Printed on both sides 5 Printed on side A alone 7 Printed on side B alone 5
  • Test 4 Static contact angle of recording medium with ink composition
  • the above black ink composition was dropped on each of the side A and the side B of the recording media of Examples 1 to 3 to determine the static contact angle.
  • the contact angle was measured 5 s after dropping of a droplet of the black ink composition onto the recording medium in an environment of 25°C by a droplet method using a contact angle goniometer (model CA-Z contact angle goniometer, manufactured by Kyowa Interface Science Co., Ltd.).
  • the results were as tabulated in the following Table 4.
  • Static contact angle (° ) Side A Side B Example 1 0 15

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  1. Support d'enregistrement à jet d'encre comprenant : un substrat ayant deux faces; et une couche recevant et fixant l'encre prévue sur les deux faces du substrat pour former une première surface et une seconde surface opposée à la première surface, lesdites couches respectives recevant et fixant l'encre étant différentes l'une de l'autre,
       le diamètre d'un point formé sur la première surface est différent de celui d'un point formé sur la seconde surface lorsqu'une quantité identique d'une gouttelette d'une encre est déposée sur la première et la seconde surface du support d'enregistrement,
       caractérisé en ce que
       la couche recevant et fixant l'encre prévue sur la surface sur laquelle un point ayant un diamètre plus petit doit être formé comporte des fissures sur sa surface et présente une quantité maximale d'encre absorbée plus grande que celle sur la surface sur laquelle un point ayant un diamètre plus grand doit être formé.
  2. Le support d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la quantité maximale d'une encre qui ne produit pas de bavure ou de déteinte sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus est comprise entre 3 et 60 µl/mm2 et la quantité maximale d'une encre qui ne produit pas de bavure ou de déteinte sur la surface ayant une moins grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus est comprise entre 1 et 20 µl/mm2.
  3. Le support d'enregistrement selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 1 et 2, dans lequel la couche recevant et fixant l'encre prévue sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus contient du fluor ou un composé silicone.
  4. Le support d'enregistrement selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le brillant sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus est de 30 ou plus en termes de brillant spéculaire à 60° spécifié dans n'importe laquelle des normes JIS Z8741, ISO2813, ASTM D523 et DIN 67530.
  5. Le support d'enregistrement selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le degré de blancheur sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus est supérieur à celui sur la surface ayant une moins grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus.
  6. Le support d'enregistrement selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le degré de blancheur sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus est de 80 ou plus tel que mesuré par Hunter JIS P8123, ISO Brightness, JIS P8148 ou ISO 2470-1977.
  7. Un procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre comprenant les étapes de : formation de gouttelettes d'une composition d'encre; et de déposition des gouttelettes sur un support d'enregistrement pour réaliser l'impression, dans lequel le support d'enregistrement utilisé comprend : un substrat ayant deux faces; et une couche recevant et fixant l'encre prévue sur les deux faces du substrat pour former une première surface et une seconde surface opposée à la première surface,
    (a) le diamètre d'un point formé sur la première surface est différent de celui d'un point formé sur la seconde surface lorsqu'une quantité identique d'une gouttelette d'une encre est déposée sur la première et la seconde surface du support d'enregistrement,
    (b) la quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée sur la surface sur laquelle un point ayant un diamètre plus petit doit être formé est plus grande que celle sur la surface sur laquelle un point ayant un diamètre plus grand doit être formé, et
       une image avec une plus haute résolution est imprimée sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus et une image avec une moins haute résolution est imprimée sur la surface ayant une moins grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus.
  8. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon la revendication 7, dans lequel la composition d'encre utilisée a un angle de contact statique, tel que mesuré 5 secondes après la chute de la composition d'encre sur le support d'enregistrement, qui n'est pas supérieur à 10° en termes de l'angle de contact de la composition d'encre avec une surface du support d'enregistrement et qui est supérieur à 10° en termes de l'angle de contact de la composition d'encre avec l'autre surface du support d'enregistrement.
  9. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon la revendication 7 ou 8, dans lequel la composition d'encre contient de l'acétylène glycol.
  10. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 7 à 9, dans lequel la résolution plus haute est comprise entre 600 et 1440 dpi et la résolution moins haute est comprise entre 300 et 600 dpi.
  11. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 7 à 10, dans lequel une composition d'encre jaune, une composition d'encre magenta, une composition d'encre cyan et, en option, une composition d'encre noire sont utilisées comme la composition d'encre.
  12. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 7 à 10, dans lequel des compositions d'encre de six couleurs au total, qui sont une composition d'encre jaune, une composition d'encre magenta à haute densité de couleur, une composition d'encre magenta à basse densité de couleur, une composition d'encre cyan à haute densité de couleur, une composition d'encre cyan à basse densité de couleur, et une composition d'encre noire, sont utilisées.
  13. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon la revendication 12, dans lequel la concentration en colorant de la composition d'encre magenta à basse densité de couleur est comprise entre 5% et 50% en poids de celle de la composition d'encre magenta à haute densité de couleur, la concentration en colorant de la composition d'encre cyan à basse densité de couleur étant comprise entre 5% et 50% en poids de la composition d'encre cyan à haute densité de couleur.
  14. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon la revendication 7, dans lequel, avec le support d'enregistrement utilisé, la quantité maximale d'une encre qui ne produit pas de bavure ou de déteinte sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus est comprise entre 3 et 60 µl/mm2 et la quantité maximale d'une encre qui ne produit pas de bavure ou de déteinte sur la surface ayant une moins grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus est comprise entre 1 et 20 µl/mm2.
  15. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 7 et 14, dans lequel, avec le support d'enregistrement utilisé, la couche recevant et fixant l'encre prévue sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus contient du fluor ou un composé silicone.
  16. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 7, 14 et 15, dans lequel, avec le support d'enregistrement utilisé, la couche recevant et fixant l'encre prévue sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus a des fissures sur sa surface.
  17. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 7 et 14 à 16, dans lequel, avec le support d'enregistrement utilisé, le brillant sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus est de 30 ou plus en termes de brillant spéculaire à 60° spécifié dans n'importe laquelle des normes JIS Z8741, ISO2813, ASTM D523 et DIN 67530.
  18. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon n'importe laquelle des revendications 7 et 14 à 17, dans lequel, avec le support d'enregistrement utilisé, le degré de blancheur sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus est supérieur à celui sur la surface ayant une moins grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus.
  19. Le procédé d'enregistrement à jet d'encre selon la revendication 18, dans lequel le degré de blancheur sur la surface ayant une plus grande quantité maximale de l'encre absorbée dessus est de 80 ou plus tel que mesuré par Hunter JIS P8123, ISO Brightness, JIS P8148 ou ISO 2470-1977.
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