EP3118000B1 - Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsverfahren - Google Patents

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EP3118000B1
EP3118000B1 EP15761762.2A EP15761762A EP3118000B1 EP 3118000 B1 EP3118000 B1 EP 3118000B1 EP 15761762 A EP15761762 A EP 15761762A EP 3118000 B1 EP3118000 B1 EP 3118000B1
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  • the present invention relates to an inkjet recording method.
  • inkjet system In formation of an image by an inkjet system, droplets of ink are collected to thereby form an image. Therefore, there are demands for advanced control of the landing positions of the droplets, uniformity of the sizes of the droplets, and the like.
  • the ink is fed from an ink chamber to a pressure chamber and ejected from a nozzle.
  • a phenomenon called crosstalk may occur.
  • Crosstalk means that a pressure wave generated in one pressure chamber during ejection of ink propagates to other pressure chamber to result in instability of the speed of a droplet to be ejected (amount of a droplet).
  • Crosstalk has an influence on the size of a droplet and therefore may generate a streak in the scanning direction of an inkjet head in an image formed. In particular, when ink is ejected in a large amount as in formation of a solid image, the streak tends to be more easily generated.
  • a common ink chamber is divided between rows of pressure chambers by a separation barrier to prevent a pressure wave from propagating from one row of pressure chambers to other row of pressure chambers (e.g., see PTL 1);
  • the volume elasticity of a wall surface portion of a common ink chamber, the surface portion facing the inlet of a pressure chamber is set at a predetermined value or less to attenuate a pressure wave propagating in the common ink chamber (e.g., see PTL 2), and the like.
  • the streak may be generated in formation of a solid image, even if the above measures are taken.
  • an inkjet recording method has still room for improvement in measures to crosstalk.
  • Document EP 1 634 705 A discloses an ink-jet recording apparatus. The apparatus disclosed therein does not, for example, employ a specific equation to represent the time difference which outputs the drive signal with respect to each different drive group.
  • Document EP3 037 265 A has an earlier priority date than the current invention but was published after the priority date of the current invention; i.e. the document is state of the art according to Art. 54(3) EPC. This document discloses an inkjet dyeing method in which the ink contains (among others) a disperse dye.
  • An object of the present invention is to more reduce generation of a streak in the scanning direction of an inkjet head in a solid image.
  • the present invention relates to an inkjet recording method as set forth below:
  • crosstalk is more reduced and therefore the dot diameter after an ink ejected is landed on a recording medium is more uniformly controlled.
  • droplets of the ink are landed on the recording medium and then spread thereon, and therefore dots of the ink are sufficiently overlapped. Accordingly, generation of a streak in the scanning direction of an inkjet head in a solid image can be more reduced.
  • An inkjet recording method includes applying a drive signal from a drive circuit of an inkjet recording apparatus to each drive group to eject ink from a nozzle of an inkjet head with respect to each drive group.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates one configuration example of inkjet recording apparatus 100 for use in the present embodiment.
  • inkjet recording apparatus 100 includes conveyance mechanism 200 that conveys recording medium P, inkjet head H disposed so as to face recording surface PS of recording medium P, and drive apparatus 500 that drives inkjet head H.
  • Conveyance mechanism 200 includes a pair of conveyance rollers 201 that sandwiches recording medium P, conveyance motor 202, and conveyance roller 203 to be rotatably driven by conveyance motor 202.
  • Recording medium P is conveyed by conveyance rollers 201 and conveyance roller 203 in Y direction (sub scanning direction) in FIG. 1 .
  • Inkjet head H is mounted on carriage 400.
  • Carriage 400 is disposed on guide rail 300 bridged over the width direction of recording medium P, in a reciprocative manner.
  • Guide rail 300 is disposed in a direction (X-X' direction (main scanning direction) in FIG. 1 ) substantially perpendicular to the conveyance direction (sub scanning direction) of recording medium P.
  • Drive apparatus 500 is electrically connected to inkjet head H via FPC 4.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of inkjet head H
  • FIG. 3 is a partial rear view of the head chip
  • FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the head chip.
  • inkjet head H includes so-called harmonica type head chip 1, nozzle plate 2, wiring substrate 3, FPC 4 and ink manifold 5.
  • Head chip 1 is an independent drive type head chip that performs recording by ejection of ink from only drive channel 11.
  • the shape of head chip 1 is a cuboid shape, and head chip 1 has a plurality of through holes that pass from one surface of the cuboid shape to other surface thereof.
  • the through holes are arrayed in two rows on head chip 1 in the plane direction.
  • the shape of each of the through holes is a tubular shape, and the shape in planar view of each of the through holes is a rectangular shape.
  • the "tubular shape” refers to a shape where the central axis line is substantially straight and the distance from the central axis line to the wall surface is substantially constant.
  • the cross-sectional shape of each of the through holes may be a circular or non-circular shape, for example.
  • head chip 1 has two channel rows (row A and row B) each including a plurality of channels arrayed.
  • drive channel 11 as a pressure chamber from which ink is to be ejected and dummy channel 12 to which no ink is ejected are alternately arrayed in the arraying direction of the channels.
  • Drive channels arrayed in one row (also referred to as "row A”) of the two channel rows are each defined as 11A, and dummy channels arrayed in row A are each defined as 12A.
  • drive channels arrayed in other row (also referred to as "row B") of the two channel rows are each defined as 11B, and dummy channels arrayed in row B are each defined as 12B.
  • drive channels (11A, 11B) and dummy channels (12A, 12B) are alternately arrayed in respective channel rows (row A or row B).
  • Partition 13 located between each drive channel (11A, 11B) and each dummy channel (12A, 12B) that are adjacent to each other is formed by a piezoelectric element such as PZT.
  • each partition in row A and each partition in row B may be referred to as 13A and 13B, respectively.
  • head chip 1 includes drive electrode 14 that is closely attached to the inner surface of each channel (11A, 11B, 12A, 12B), and connection electrodes 15A and 15B that are each connected to drive electrode 14 and are arrayed on rear end surface 1c of head chip 1.
  • Connection electrodes 15A extend out from respective channels A till one edge of rear end surface 1c
  • connection electrodes 15B extend out from respective channels B towards one edge of rear end surface 1c.
  • front end surface 1a an end surface at which ink is to be ejected
  • rear end surface 1c an end surface opposite thereto
  • Each drive channel (11A, 11B) and each dummy channel (12A, 12B) are opened on each of front end surface 1a and rear end surface 1c of head chip 1.
  • Nozzle plate 2 adheres to front end surface 1a of head chip 1 by an adhesive.
  • Nozzle plate 2 includes a plurality of nozzles 21 that are opened at positions corresponding to respective drive channels 11A and 11B.
  • the opening shape of each of nozzles 21 is, for example, a circular shape.
  • Wiring substrate 3 has a larger rectangular shape in planar view than head chip 1. Wiring substrate 3 is bonded to rear end surface 1c of head chip 1 in bonding region
  • Wiring substrate 3 includes through holes 32A and 32B, and wiring electrodes 33A and 33B.
  • Wiring electrodes 33A and 33B correspond to drive channels 11A and 11B that are opened on rear end surface 1c of head chip 1, respectively.
  • Wiring electrodes 33A and 33B are disposed on a surface of wiring substrate 3, the surface being closer to bonding region 31, and are alternately arrayed in the arraying direction.
  • Wiring electrodes 33A and wiring electrodes 33B are disposed at positions for connection to connection electrodes 15A and at positions for connection to connection electrodes 15B, respectively.
  • Wiring electrodes 33A and 33B are formed by, for example, vapor deposition or a sputtering method.
  • connection electrodes 15A and 15B of head chip 1 are electrically connected to wiring electrodes 33A and 33B of wiring substrate 3, respectively.
  • dummy channels 12A and 12B are clogged by wiring substrate 3.
  • Wiring substrate 3 and head chip 1 are bonded by an adhesive at a predetermined pressure (for example, 1 MPa or more).
  • the adhesive to be used may be an anisotropic conductive adhesive including a conductive particle, and is preferably an adhesive including no conductive particle in order to enhance certainty of shortage prevention.
  • FPC 4 adheres to one edge portion on a surface of wiring substrate 3, the surface being closer to bonding region 31.
  • wiring electrodes 33A and 33B of wiring substrate 3 are electrically connected to wiring of FPC 4 in corresponding manner.
  • Ink manifold 5 is, for example, a vessel having a rectangular opening and having a bottom.
  • the interior space of the vessel is communicated with the exterior via each of the channels and nozzles 21.
  • the interior space serves as common ink chamber 51 to which ink is to be fed.
  • Respective drive channels 11A and 11B are communicated with each other via common ink chamber 51.
  • the surface tension of the ink is 45 mN/m or less. When the surface tension is more than 45 mN/m, streak unevenness in the scanning direction of the inkjet head may be generated in a solid image in solid image formation.
  • the surface tension of the ink is preferably 33 mN/m or less from the viewpoint of more enhancing uniformity of a solid image.
  • the surface tension can be determined by a known method such as a ring method (Denuce' method) or a platinum plate method (Wilhelmy method) described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-115708 .
  • the surface tension can also be adjusted by, for example, the content of a surfactant in the ink.
  • the dynamic surface tension of the ink is preferably 50 mN/m or less, more preferably 45 mN/m or less as a dynamic surface tension value measured with a bubble pressure method (maximum bubble pressure method) at a bubble generation period of 10 Hz, from the viewpoint of stable ejection performance of the inkjet head.
  • the dynamic surface tension can be determined by other measurement method such as a known method, for example, a meniscus method, a dropping method, a ⁇ /A curve method, a vibration jet method, or a curtain coater method, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-115708 .
  • the dynamic surface tension can also be adjusted by compounding of a surfactant and/or an organic solvent.
  • the ink examples include an ink containing water, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant and a colorant.
  • the water may be ion exchange water.
  • the amount of the water relative to the total mass of the ink is, for example, 20 to 60mass%.
  • the water-soluble organic solvent may be used singly or in combinations two or more.
  • Examples of the water-soluble organic solvent include a polyhydric alcohol, an amine, a monohydric alcohol, an alkyl ether of a polyhydric alcohol, 2,2'-thiodiethanol, an amide, a heterocyclic compound, and acetonitrile.
  • polyhydric alcohol examples include ethylene glycol, glycerin, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, tetraethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, 1,2,4-butanetriol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, 3-mcthyl-1,3-butanediol and 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol.
  • Examples of the amine include ethanolamine and 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol.
  • Examples of the monohydric alcohol include methanol, ethanol and butanol.
  • alkyl ether of polyhydric alcohol examples include diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, triethylene glycol monomethyl ether, triethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monobutyl ether and dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether.
  • amide examples include N,N-dimethylformamide.
  • heterocyclic compound examples include 2-pyrrolidone.
  • the water-soluble organic solvent preferably has a surface tension (static surface tension) of 40 mN/m or less from the viewpoint that the surface tension of the ink is properly adjusted.
  • a water-soluble organic solvent include triethylene glycol monobutyl ether (36.2), propylene glycol (35.6), dipropylene glycol (32), dipropylene glycol monopropyl ether (27.6) and tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether (30.0).
  • the numbers in parentheses are surface tension values (unit: mN/m).
  • a water-soluble organic solvent having a large surface tension is preferably used singly or in combination.
  • a water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of more than 40 mN/m include ethylene glycol (48.4), diethylene glycol (48.5), triethylene glycol (45.2), 1,5-pentanediol (43.2), glycerin (63.0) and 2-pyrrolidone (47.0).
  • the amount of the water-soluble organic solvent relative to the total mass of the ink is, for example, 10 to 60mass%.
  • the surfactant may be any of cationic, anionic, amphoteric and non-ionic surfactants.
  • the surfactant may be used singly or in combinations of two or more.
  • cationic surfactant examples include an aliphatic amine salt, an aliphatic quaternary ammonium salt, a benzalkonium salt, benzethonium chloride, a pyridinium salt and an imidazolinium salt.
  • anionic surfactant examples include fatty acid soap, an N-acyl-N-methylglycine salt, an N-acyl-N-methyl- ⁇ -alanine salt, N-acylglutamate, alkyl ether carboxylate, acylated peptide, alkyl sulfonate, alkylbenzene sulfonate, alkylnaphthalene sulfonate, dialkyl sulfosccinate, alkyl sulfoacetate, ⁇ -olefin sulfonate, N-acylmethyltaurine, sulfated oil, higher alcohol sulfate, higher secondary alcohol sulfate, alkyl ether sulfate, higher secondary alcohol ethoxysulfate, polyoxyethylene alkyl phenyl ether sulfate, monoglysulfate, fatty acid alkyloamide sulfate, alkyl ether phosphate and alkyl ether
  • amphoteric surfactant examples include a carboxybetaine surfactant, a sulfobetaine surfactant, an amino carboxylic acid salt, and imidazolinium betaine.
  • non-ionic surfactant examples include polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, polyoxyethylene secondary alcohol ether, polyoxyethylene alkyl phenyl ether (for example, Emulgen 911), polyoxyethylene sterol ether, a polyoxyethylene lanolin derivative, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ether (for example, Newpol PE-62), polyoxyethyleneglycerin fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitol fatty acid ester, polyethylene glycol fatty acid ester, fatty acid monoglyceride, polyglycerin fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, propylene glycol fatty acid ester, sucrose fatty acid ester, fatty acid alkanolamide, polyoxyethylene fatty acid amide, polyoxyethylene alkyl amine, alkyl amine oxide, acetylene glycol and acetylene alcohol.
  • the surfactant is preferably a non-ionic surfactant or an anionic surfactant, more preferably sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, sodium 2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate, sodium alkylnaphthalenesulfonate, a phenol-ethylene oxide adduct, or an acetylenediol-ethylene oxide adduct.
  • the content of the surfactant in the ink can be appropriately determined from the viewpoints of enhancement in dispersibility of a colorant and adjustment of the surface tension of the ink, and is, for example, 0.05 to 2mass%.
  • the colorant may be used singly or in combinations of two or more.
  • the colorant include a water-soluble dye, pigment, a reactive dye, an acid dye and a direct dye.
  • a direct dye for example, any of various colorants described in " Dyeing Note 21st Edition" (Shikisensha Co., Ltd. ) can be used.
  • the water-soluble dye has an ionic water-soluble group in the molecule, and is compounded in the ink in the state of being dissolved.
  • the pigment is not dissolved in water, and is compounded in the ink in the state of being dispersed as a fine particle.
  • Examples of the pigment include carbon black; C. I. Pigment Yellow 1, 3, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 43, 55, 74, 81, 83, 109, 110, 128; C. I. Pigment Orange 13, 16, 34, 43; C. I. Pigment Red 2, 5, 8, 12, 17, 22, 23, 41, 112, 114, 122, 123, 146, 148, 150, 166, 170, 220, 238, 245, 258; C. I. Pigment Violet 19, 23; C. I. Pigment Blue 15, 15:1, 15:3, 15:5, 29; C. I. Pigment Green 7, 8; C. I. Pigment Brown 22; C. I. Pigment Black 1, 7; and C. I. Pigment White 6.
  • Examples of the reactive dye include C. I. Reactive Yellow 2, 3, 15, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 37, 39, 42, 57, 69, 76, 81, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 95, 102, 105, 111, 125, 135, 136, 137, 142, 143, 145, 151, 160, 161, 165, 167, 168, 175, 176; C. I. Reactive Orange 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 30, 35, 56, 64, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 82, 84, 86, 87, 91, 92, 93, 95, 107; C. I.
  • Examples of the acid dye include C. I. Acid Yellow 1, 3, 11, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 36, 38, 40, 40:1, 42, 44, 49, 59, 59:1, 61, 65, 67, 72, 73, 79, 99, 104, 159, 169, 176, 184, 193, 200, 204, 207, 215, 219, 219:1, 220, 230, 232, 235, 241, 242, 246; C. I.
  • Examples of the direct dye include C. I. Direct Yellow 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 27, 28, 39, 44, 50, 58, 86, 87, 98, 105, 106, 130, 137, 142, 147, 153; C. I. Direct Orange 6, 26, 27, 34, 39, 40, 46, 102, 105, 107, 118; C. I. Direct Red 2, 4, 9, 23, 24, 31, 54, 62, 69, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 95, 212, 224, 225, 226, 227, 239, 242, 243, 254; C. I. Direct Violet 9, 35, 51, 66, 94, 95; C. I.
  • the content of the colorant in the ink is preferably 0.1 to 20mass%, more preferably 0.2 to 13mass%.
  • the average particle size of the pigment is preferably 300 nm or less, or the maximum particle size of the pigment is preferably 900 nm or less. If the average particle size or the maximum particle size exceeds the above range, clogging easily occurs in inkjet textile printing where the ink is launched from a fine nozzle, and the ink cannot be stably launched for a long period of time in some cases.
  • the average particle size or the maximum particle size can be measured by use of a commercially available particle size measuring machine such as Zeta Sizer 1000 manufactured by Malvern Instruments Ltd. according to a light scattering method, an electrophoresis method, a laser Doppler method, or the like.
  • the average particle size or the maximum particle size can be adjusted by a dispersion treatment of the pigment with a commercially available dispersant by a bead mill or the like, classification of the pigment, mixing of classified products, or the like.
  • the ink may further contain other component as long as the surface tension thereof is in the range of 45 mN/m or less.
  • the ink may contain, for example, an inorganic salt.
  • the inorganic salt include sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, magnesium chloride and magnesium sulfide.
  • the ink may contain a preservative agent or an antifungal agent in order to maintain long-term storage stability of the ink.
  • a preservative agent or an antifungal agent include an aromatic halogen compound (for example, Preventol CMK), methylene dithiocyanate, a halogenated nitrogen-containing sulfur compound, and 1,2- benzisothiazolin-3-one (for example, PROXEL GXL).
  • aromatic halogen compound for example, Preventol CMK
  • methylene dithiocyanate methylene dithiocyanate
  • a halogenated nitrogen-containing sulfur compound for example, PROXEL GXL
  • PROXEL GXL 1,2- benzisothiazolin-3-one
  • Pulse refers to a rectangular wave having a constant voltage peak value.
  • Pulse width PW refers to a time difference, in assumption of 0 V being 0% and the voltage peak value being 100%, between the timing where the voltage rises from 0 V and reaches 10% and the timing where the voltage falls from the voltage peak value and reaches 10%.
  • the rectangular wave means a waveform where voltage of each of the rise time from 10% to 90% of the voltage peak value and the fall time from 90% to 10% of the voltage peak value is within a half, preferably a quarter of AL.
  • FIG. 6A illustrates a part of one channel row of inkjet head H to which the drive signal illustrated in FIG. 5 is not applied
  • FIG. 6B illustrates a part of one channel row of inkjet head H to which the drive signal illustrated in FIG. 5 is applied.
  • the deformation state is maintained for predetermined pulse width PW, and thereafter the potential of the drive signal returns to 0 to allow partition 13 to return to the neutral state again. Therefore, the ink in drive channel 11 is pressurized and ejected from nozzles 21 as droplets.
  • the drive signal is periodically applied to drive electrode 14 to thereby allow the ink pressure in drive channel 11 to be changed "from negative to positive” and then "from positive to negative” by deformation of partition 13 at every one period, as described above.
  • the duration (pulse width PW) of the drive signal is represented by AL (Acoustic Length).
  • the AL corresponds to a half of the acoustic resonance period of a pressure wave in drive channel 11.
  • pulse width PW of the drive signal is preferably approximate to the time difference (1 AL) between the timing where the pressure in drive channel 11 is converted “from negative to positive” and the timing where the pressure is converted “from positive to negative”, specifically preferably in the range of 0.8 AL or more and 1.2 AL or less.
  • the AL is determined as a pulse width where, when the speed of a droplet to be ejected in application of a drive signal having a rectangular wave to drive electrode 14 is measured and pulse width PW of the rectangular wave is changed with the voltage value of the rectangular wave being constant, the flying speed of the droplet reaches the maximum.
  • drive apparatus 500 applies a drive signal to inkjet head H.
  • all channel rows of inkjet head H are divided into N (in which N represents an integer of 2 or more) drive groups, and each drive group is independently driven. Adjacent channel rows belong to different drive groups.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates inkjet head H in which two channel rows is divided into two drive groups, respectively.
  • N When the N is "2", two channel rows of inkjet head H, namely, a channel row as row A and a channel row as row B, belong to drive group A (DG-A) and drive group B (DG-B), respectively, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 7 .
  • DG-A drive group A
  • DG-B drive group B
  • the drive signal from drive apparatus 500 is applied to drive channels of a channel row belonging to one drive group within drive period T of inkjet head H at the same timing.
  • the same drive signal is simultaneously applied to all drive channels 11 of a channel row belonging to the same drive group.
  • Each drive channel 11 and each dummy channel 12 included in one channel row is naturally included in the same drive group.
  • D represents a “distance between nozzles in different drive groups", and a distance between adjacent and different drive groups.
  • D the “distance between nozzles in different drive groups” is designated as D as illustrated in FIG. 7 .
  • Drive apparatus 500 outputs a drive signal with respect to each different drive group at time difference M represented by the following equation.
  • M represents the time difference
  • n represents any integer of 1 or more
  • AL represents a half of the acoustic resonance period of the pressure wave in each of the pressure chambers
  • t represents a pressure wave transmission time determined by "distance between nozzles in different drive groups"/"speed of sound transmitting in ink".
  • M nAL + t
  • FIG. 8 illustrates respective drive signals to be applied to two different drive groups A and B.
  • Drive apparatus 500 applies a drive signal to drive group B later than a drive signal to drive group A by time difference M.
  • time difference M there is a time difference represented by "nAL + t" (hereinafter, also referred to as “retardation") between the drive signal to be applied from drive apparatus 500 to drive electrode 14 of each drive channel 11 forming drive group A and the drive signal to be applied from drive apparatus 500 to drive electrode 14 of each drive channel 11 forming drive group B, as illustrated in FIG. 8 .
  • the drive signal is applied to drive group A at drive period T.
  • Drive group A is always driven before drive group B by time difference M.
  • Speed C is an intrinsic value for the ink.
  • K represents the volume elasticity of the ink
  • ⁇ represents the density of the ink.
  • Drive channel 11A of drive group A and drive channel 11B of drive group B are communicated with each other via common ink chamber 51. Therefore, when a drive signal is applied to each of drive electrode 14 of drive channel 11A of drive group A and drive electrode 14 of drive channel 11B of drive group B to eject a droplet, the speed of the droplet may considerably vary by the influence of crosstalk.
  • the present inventors have found by experiments that when inkjet head H is driven so that a droplet is ejected from drive channel 11A of drive group A and a droplet is then ejected from drive channel 11B of drive group B after a predetermined time lag, the speed of the droplet to be ejected from drive channel 11B of drive group B periodically varies relative to the speed of the droplet to be ejected from drive channel 11A of drive group A depending on the predetermined time lag, as described below.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates respective variations in droplet speed in the two drive groups of inkjet head H.
  • the speed of the droplet to be ejected from drive channel 11B (droplet speed) is repeatedly inverted to a positive or negative value at every 1 AL after a certain "time lag" from ejection of the droplet in drive group A.
  • the droplet speed of drive group B reaches substantially the same speed as the speed of the droplet from drive channel 11A of drive group A (droplet speed).
  • the "time lag" from ejection of the droplet in drive group A corresponds to the "time t".
  • the speed of the droplet from drive channel 11B of drive group B after a lapse of nAL + t from ejection of the droplet from drive channel 11A of drive group A reaches substantially the same speed as the speed of the droplet from drive channel 11A of drive group A.
  • retardation nAL + t can be imparted between the drive signal to be applied to drive group A and the drive signal to be applied to drive group B to thereby substantially eliminate the influence of crosstalk between drive group A and drive group B that share common ink chamber 51, without any modification of a main structure of inkjet head H. In other words, the variation in droplet speed between channel rows can be suppressed. Moreover, the retardation between the drive signal of drive group A and the drive signal of drive group B is imparted and therefore the drive load is also suppressed.
  • n may represent an integer of 1 or more.
  • the drive signal for ejection from a drive group to be driven later is not overlapped with next drive period T.
  • n preferably represents a value as small as possible, most preferably represents 1, from the viewpoint of an increase in printing speed.
  • FIG. 10A illustrates one example of drive periods of the drive signals applied to drive groups A and B of inkjet head H
  • FIG. 10B illustrates an exploded view of part B in FIG. 10A .
  • nozzle 21 in first row (for example, drive group A) initiates ink ejection at a certain physical position on recording medium P, as illustrated in FIG. 10A .
  • Recording medium P and inkjet head H are then relatively moved, and nozzle 21 in second row (drive group B) arrives at the physical position.
  • the time from the initiation time of ejection in first row to the arrival time of second row correspond to landing position adjustment period (P1).
  • nozzle 21 in second row (drive group B) arrives at the physical position
  • nozzle 21 in second row then initiates ink ejection (P2).
  • both the drive groups are driven together.
  • each drive channel 11 performs ejection at the same drive timing and ejects ink at the same time point in each drive channel, and is merely different in the initiation time and the termination time with respect to each channel row.
  • a drive signal is applied to drive group B after the above time lag from application of a drive signal to drive group A in inkjet head H.
  • retardation nAL + t is imparted with respect to the timing of application of a drive signal between drive group A and drive group B that are different, during a period where the two drive groups are driven together.
  • the timing itself where a droplet is ejected differs between the drive groups.
  • Retardation nAL + t between the drive groups thus means the time lag not including the differences in the initiation time and the termination time (landing position adjustment period between the drive groups) due to landing position adjustment by the difference in physical nozzle position between the drive groups.
  • Retardation nAL + t is imparted between drive group A and drive group B and thus, strictly speaking, the droplet landing position may be necessary to be adjusted between drive group A and drive group B.
  • Such a problem can be solved by adjusting the relative movement speeds of recording medium P and inkjet head H.
  • One drive group may include a plurality of channel rows.
  • the inkjet head in the present embodiment may include a plurality of channel rows.
  • a plurality of channel rows can be divided into N (in which N represents an integer of 2 or more) drive groups to drive the inkjet head similarly as described above.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an inkjet head having four channel rows.
  • the inkjet head has four channel rows as illustrated in FIG. 11 .
  • the four channel rows are divided into two drive groups (drive group A and drive group B).
  • mutually adjacent channel rows belong to mutually different drive groups, and drive group A and drive group B are alternately arrayed in the direction perpendicular to the arraying direction of channels.
  • D' represents a distance between drive group sets, and represents a distance between the centers of nozzles in adjacent channel rows in adjacent sets. D' is preferably equal to D or large so that a pressure wave is sufficiently attenuated. D represents the "distance between nozzles in different drive groups" described above.
  • the inkjet head may include three drive groups.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates an inkjet head having six channel rows
  • FIG. 14 illustrates respective drive signals to be applied to three different drive groups A, B and C in the inkjet head illustrated in FIG. 13 .
  • the inkjet head illustrated in FIG. 13 includes six channel rows.
  • the six channel rows are divided into two drive group sets, and each of the drive group sets is divided into three drive groups (drive group A, drive group B and drive group C (DG-C)).
  • drive groups A, B, C, A, B, C are arrayed, in the order presented, in the direction perpendicular to the arraying direction of channels so that mutually adjacent channel rows belong to mutually different drive groups.
  • both of D and D' are as described with respect to the inkjet head in FIG. 11 .
  • n in retardation nAL + t among the drive groups may be changed, for example, n in the retardation between drive groups A and B may be different from n in the retardation between drive groups B and C, but all of n values are preferably the same from the viewpoint that a reduction in printing speed is avoided.
  • drive groups of adjacent channel rows are preferably mutually different. The reason is because channel rows belonging to different drive groups are disposed between channel rows belonging to the same drive group to thereby increase the distance between the channel rows in the same drive group, resulting in a reduction in the influence of crosstalk in the same drive group.
  • Drive apparatus 500 may include two or more drive circuits. In other words, all the channel rows of inkjet head H may not be driven by one common drive circuit in drive apparatus 500. While each of two or more drive circuits in drive apparatus 500 may drive channel rows with respect to each drive group or each drive group set, channel rows driven one drive circuit preferably belong to mutually different drive groups (one drive circuit drives channel rows with respect to each drive group set).
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a mode where drive apparatus 500 includes two drive circuits 501 and 502 that respectively drive two drive group sets, the sets each including two different drive groups.
  • inkjet head H includes four channel rows. Adjacent two channel rows form a drive group set, and the adjacent two channel rows in the set belong to drive groups A and B, respectively.
  • Drive apparatus 500 includes two drive circuits 501 and 502, drive circuit 501 is connected to each channel row of one of the drive group sets, and drive circuit 502 is connected to each channel row of the other of the drive group sets.
  • the mode is more preferable from the viewpoint of reducing a reduction in droplet speed.
  • the reason is because a reduction in the number of drive channels to be simultaneously driven in one drive circuit can reduce the load to the drive circuit to reduce waveform rounding of a drive signal.
  • Inkjet head H scans and moves on recording surface PS of recording medium P in X-X' direction illustrated, along with movement in the main scanning direction of carriage 400. A desired image is recorded by droplet ejection from nozzles in the course of this scanning and moving.
  • the drive signal has a rectangular wave having a positive voltage (+V) and pulse width PW, as described above, in order to generate a negative pressure in drive channel 11, the waveform of the drive signal can be appropriately determined as long as droplet ejection can be made.
  • head chip 1 of inkjet head H is a so-called "harmonica type head chip" exhibiting a hexagonal shape, in which the inlet and outlet of a channel are disposed at opposite end surfaces.
  • harmonica type head chip 1 the inlet of each drive channel 11 in all channel rows is disposed on rear end surface 1c, and common ink chamber 51 is disposed facing the inlet of each drive channel 11. Therefore, the influence of crosstalk is relatively large to allow the variation in droplet speed to easily occur. Therefore, the configuration of the present embodiment easily exerts a remarkable effect and is thus a preferable mode.
  • the structure of the head chip can be appropriately adopted as long as pressure chambers in a plurality of pressure chamber rows are communicated via a common ink chamber.
  • inkjet head H ejects droplets while scanning in the width direction (main scanning direction) of recording medium P
  • inkjet head H may be a linear inkjet head secured in the width direction of recording medium P.
  • printing can be performed by ejecting droplets from nozzles of the inkjet head while allowing recording medium P to move in Y direction in FIG. 1 .
  • Channel rows in the inkjet head are disposed in X-X' direction in FIG. 1 , for example.
  • the inkjet recording method includes applying two or more drive signals from a drive circuit of an inkjet recording apparatus to each drive group to eject an ink from a nozzle of an inkjet head with respect to each drive group.
  • Recording medium P can be appropriately determined as long as an image can be formed by an inkjet system.
  • the inkjet recording method according to the present embodiment can be utilized in textile printing (inkjet textile printing).
  • recording medium P may be any of various fibers such as polyester, cotton, silk, wool and nylon.
  • recording medium P may also be a cloth made of any of the fibers. Examples of the cloth include a woven fabric, a knitted fabric and a non-woven fabric.
  • a fiber constituting the cloth is preferably configured from only a fiber that can be dyed by a disperse dye
  • the cloth may be a blend woven fabric or a blend non-woven fabric of any of the fibers with rayon, cotton, polyurethane, acryl, nylon, sheep wool, silk, and the like.
  • the thickness of a thread forming the cloth is preferably, for example, 10 to 100 d.
  • the cloth When the cloth is a cloth to be dyed by a high temperature steaming method, the cloth preferably further includes a dyeing aid.
  • the dyeing aid functions to form an eutectic mixture with water condensed in a cloth to be textile printed, in steaming of the cloth, to decrease the amount of water to be evaporated again and to decrease the time of temperature rise.
  • the eutectic mixture functions to melt a dye on a fiber to aid diffusion of the dye in the fiber. Examples of the dyeing aid include urea.
  • the inkjet recording method may further include an operation other than the above as long as the effect in the present embodiment is exerted.
  • the pretreatment is to add to the cloth a pretreatment agent that allows the blur prevention effect to be exerted.
  • various methods such as a pad method, a coating method and a spray method can be utilized.
  • a method suitable for a fiber and ink may be appropriately selected from known methods such as a method of treating a fiber with a water-soluble polymer.
  • the textile printing is preferably applied to a fiber to which 0.2 to 50mass% of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble metal salt, a polycation compound, a water-soluble polymer, a surfactant and a water repellent agent is added, because blur prevention can be achieved at a high level and a high resolution image can be printed to a cloth.
  • the method of forming such a fiber is preferably selected for the pretreatment.
  • water-soluble polymer examples include starches derived from corn or wheat; cellulose derivatives such as carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose and hydroxyethylcellulose; polysaccharides such as sodium alginate, guar gum, tamarind gum, locust bean gum and gum arabic; protein substances such as gelatin, casein and keratin; and synthetic water-soluble polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone and an acrylic acid polymer.
  • the surfactant examples include anionic, cationic, amphoteric and nonionic surfactants.
  • Representative examples of the surfactant include anionic surfactants such as higher alcohol sulfate, and sulfonate of a naphthalene derivative; cationic surfactants such as a quaternary ammonium salt; amphoteric surfactants such as an imidazoline derivative; and nonionic surfactants such as polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, a polyoxyethylene propylene block copolymer, sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylenesorbitan fatty acid ester and an ethylene oxide adduct of acetylene alcohol.
  • the color development is to allow the dye of the ink that is merely attached to the surface of the cloth after printing and that does not sufficiently adsorb or bond to the cloth to adsorb or bond to the cloth.
  • the color development allows the original hue of the ink to be more clearly developed.
  • steaming by steam, baking by dry heat, thermosol, an HT steamer by overheated steam, an HP steamer by pressurized steam, or the like is utilized.
  • a specific method for use in the color development is appropriately selected depending on a printing material, the ink, and the like.
  • the cloth subjected to printing may be subjected to a heating treatment immediately or after a while, and may be dried and subjected to the color development depending on the intended use, as described above.
  • the washing is preferably performed from the viewpoint of preventing the dye not involving in dyeing, from remaining.
  • the washing more suppresses a reduction in color stability and a reduction in dye fastness.
  • the washing is preferably performed also from the viewpoint of removing the pretreatment substance applied to the cloth from the cloth.
  • the pretreatment substance is removed to thereby more suppress discoloration of the cloth.
  • the washing can be appropriately performed depending on a subject to be removed and the intended purpose.
  • the washing is to generally treat the fiber or the cloth with a mixed liquid of caustic soda, a surfactant and hydrosulfite, when the fiber is made of polyester, for example.
  • the washing may be performed by an open soaper or the like in a continuous manner, or by a jet dyeing machine or the like in a batch manner.
  • the textile printed product is dried by hanging, or by a dryer, a heat roll, ironing or the like after the washing.
  • the inkjet recording method not only crosstalk is reduced, but also the droplet size is uniform, the dot diameter after landing of the ink is controlled, and a dot landed is spread to thereby allow the dot to be sufficiently overlapped with other dot. Therefore, a uniform solid image where no streak is generated can be formed even at a lower recording density. Accordingly, formation of an image by an inkjet system at a higher speed can be achieved.
  • the inkjet recording method includes applying a drive signal from a drive circuit of an inkjet recording apparatus to each drive group to eject an ink from a nozzle of an inkjet head with respect to each drive group.
  • the inkjet head includes a common ink chamber that receives ink, a head chip to which the ink in the common ink chamber is to be fed, and a nozzle that ejects the ink fed to the head chip.
  • the head chip includes a plurality of tubular pressure chambers that allow the nozzle and the common ink chamber to be communicated, and a pressurizing portion that deforms the pressure chambers to pressurize the pressure chambers.
  • the pressure chambers are aligned in two or more rows in the head chip, each row of the pressure chambers belongs to a different drive group from the drive group of an adjacent row of the pressure chambers, the drive circuit outputs the drive signal with respect to each different drive group at time difference M represented by the following equation, and the ink has a surface tension of 45 mN/m or less. Accordingly, generation of a streak in the scanning direction of the inkjet head can be more reduced in a solid image.
  • M nAL + t
  • M the time difference
  • n an integer of 1 or more
  • AL represents a half of the acoustic resonance period of a pressure wave in each of the pressure chambers
  • t the pressure wave transmission time to be determined by "distance between nozzles in different drive groups"/"speed of sound transmitting in ink".
  • the inkjet recording method it is much more effective from the viewpoints of enhancement in dispersibility of a colorant and optimization of the surface tension of the ink that the ink contain a surfactant and the content of the surfactant in the ink be 0.05 to 2mass%.
  • the dynamic surface tension of the ink be 50 mN/m or less at a bubble generation period of 10 Hz.
  • each of dispersion liquids 1 and 2 was dispersed until the average particle size of a colorant (carbon black or CIDB 60), with a particle size measuring instrument S90 manufactured by Malvern Instruments Ltd., reached 190 nm.
  • a colorant carbon black or CIDB 60
  • Dispersion liquid 1 25 parts by weight Glycerin (Gly) q.s. Ethylene glycol (EG) 30 parts by weight PROXELGXL(S) (P-GXL) 0.05 parts by weight Ion exchange water balance
  • Ink A1 was allowed to pass through a hollow fiber membrane having gas permeability (manufactured by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.), and the outer surface of the hollow fiber membrane was subjected to pressure reduction by a water aspirator to thereby remove a dissolved gas in ink A1 (degassing). In addition, ink A1 after degassing was packed in a vacuum pack to prevent air from being incorporated into ink A1.
  • the static surface tension of ink A1 was measured with a surface tensiometer (manufactured by Kyowa Interface Science Co., Ltd.: CBVP-Z) according to a platinum plate method at an ink temperature of 25°C.
  • the dynamic surface tension of ink A1 was determined as the surface tension value at an ink temperature of 25°C and a bubble generation period of 10 Hz with a dynamic surface tensiometer ("Sensadyne 6000" manufactured by Chem-Dyne Research Corp.).
  • the viscosity of ink A1 was measured with an E-type viscometer (manufactured by Toki Sangyo Co., Ltd.).
  • the static surface tension STs and the dynamic surface tension STd of ink A1 were 50 mN/m and 55 mN/m, respectively.
  • each of inks A2 to A5 was prepared in the same manner as in ink A1 except that each composition shown in Table 1 was adopted, and the static surface tension and the dynamic surface tension thereof were measured.
  • Table 1 "Olfine E1010” (O-E1010) is a surfactant produced by Nisshin Chemical Co., Ltd., and "dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether” (DPGMM) is “DPnP” produced by The Dow Chemical Company.
  • the respective compositions and surface tension values of inks A1 to A5 are shown in Table 1.
  • each of inks B1 to B4 was prepared in the same manner as in ink A1 except that each composition was changed as described in Table 2 below and the viscosity of each ink was modulated to 5.7 mPa ⁇ s by the amount of glycerin to be added, and the static surface tension and the dynamic surface tension thereof were measured.
  • "KF-351A” is a polyether-modified silicone surfactant produced by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • the respective compositions and surface tension values of inks B1 to B4 are shown in Table 2. [Table 2] Ink No. Dispersion liquid Amount to be added (parts by weight) STs (mN/m) ⁇ (mPa ⁇ s) No.
  • each of inks C1 to C12 was prepared in the same manner as in ink A1 except that each composition was changed as described in Table 3 below and the viscosity of each ink was modulated to 5.7 mPa ⁇ s by the amount of glycerin to be added, and the static surface tension and the dynamic surface tension thereof were measured.
  • DPGMP dipropylene glycol monopropyl ether
  • TEGMB triethylene glycol monobutyl ether
  • PG propylene glycol
  • TGMM tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether
  • DPGMP TEGMB PG TPGMM C1 1 8 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.05 50 5.7 C2 2 8 30 0 0 0 0 0 0.05 48 5.7 C3 1 8 30 0 0.1 0 0 0 0.05 43 5.7 C4 2 8 30 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.05 32 5.7 C5 1 8 20 0 0.1 10 0 0 0 0.05 43 5.7 C6 2 8 20 0.2 0 10 0 0 0 0.05 32 5.7 C7 1 8 20 0 0.1 0 10 0 0 0.05 43 5.7 C8 2 8 20 0.2 0 0 10 0 0 0.05 32 5.7 C9 1 8 20 0 0.1 0 0 10 0 0.05 43 5.7 C10 2 8 20 0.2 0 0 0 10 0 0.05 32 5.7 C11 1 8 20 0 0.1 0 0 10 0.05 43 5.7 C10 2 8 20 0.2 0 0 0 10 0
  • An A4-size solid image having a printing resolution of 540 dpi ⁇ 720 dpi was printed on an inkjet medium (recording medium) with an inkjet recording apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • the inkjet head of the inkjet recording apparatus has four channel rows as illustrated in FIG. 11 . All the channel rows are divided into two drive groups A and B so that adjacent channel rows belong to different drive groups. Each channel row has 256 nozzles, and distance D between nozzles in channel rows serving as adjacent drive groups is 0.846 mm.
  • AL is 5.0 ⁇ s.
  • the drive apparatus that outputs a drive signal is a common apparatus for all the channel rows, and the drive signal is applied to all the channel rows from the drive apparatus.
  • the drive signal has a rectangular wave having only a positive voltage (+V), as illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • the solid image formed on the recording medium was visually observed, and generation of a streak in the scanning direction of the inkjet head in the solid image was evaluated according to the following criteria.
  • the type of the ink used and the evaluation results in each of Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1, 2 are shown in Table 4.
  • Each solid image was formed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that each of ink A1 and inks B1 to B4 was used, the printing resolution was 540 dpi ⁇ 540 dpi, and only "PictoricoPro white film" (A4) was used for a recording medium. The number of streaks generated in one solid image was then counted. In addition, nozzles were left for 5 minutes without being capped, thereafter an A4 solid image was formed, and the number of lost nozzles that were generated after printing of the solid image was counted.
  • the "lost nozzle” refers to a nozzle that can launch no ink therefrom, and the number of lost nozzles can be counted based on a distinct streak generated in the image.
  • the streak to be generated due to loss of nozzle(s) can be distinguished from the streak to be generated due to crosstalk because it is different therefrom in terms of the width and is a white streak having a width of 20 ⁇ m or more.
  • "t" in each of inks B1 to B4 was determined in the same manner as in inks A1 to A5, and was found that the t was 0.5 ⁇ s and nAL + t in use of the ink was 5.5 ⁇ s.
  • the type of the ink used and the evaluation results in each of Examples 4 to 7 and Comparative Examples 8 and 9 are shown in Table 5. [Table 5] Ink No.
  • Example 6 Each solid image was formed in the same manner as in Example 4 except that each of inks C1 to C12 was used, and the number of streaks in the solid image was counted.
  • "t" in each of inks C1 to C12 was determined in the same manner as in inks A1 to A5, and was found that the t was 0.5 ⁇ s and nAL + t in use of the ink was 5.5 ⁇ s.
  • the type of the ink used and the evaluation results in each Examples 8 to 17 and Comparative Examples 10 to 13 are shown in Table 6. [Table 6] Ink No.
  • inks (C5 to C12) containing a water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 40 mN/m or less could much more suppress generation of streak unevenness than inks (C3, C4) containing a water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of more than 40 mN/m.
  • the present invention provides an inkjet recording method including applying a drive signal with respect to each row of pressure chambers communicated via an ink chamber, the pressure chambers each being disposed in parallel, and the method can substantially prevent an adverse effect of crosstalk on launching of ink.
  • the present invention is expected to contribute to a further development of a high-speed and high-resolution inkjet recording method.

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  1. Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsverfahren mit den Schritten:
    Anlegen eines Antriebssignals von einem Antriebskreis (501, 502) einer Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsvorrichtung (100) an jede Antriebsgruppe zum Ausstoßen von Tinte aus einer Düse (21) eines Tintenstrahlkopfes (H) bezüglich jeder Antriebsgruppe; wobei
    der Tintenstrahlkopf (H) eine übliche Tintenkammer (51) aufweist, welche Tinte aufnimmt, einen Kopfchip (1), welchem die Tinte in der üblichen Tintenkammer (51) zuzuführen ist, und eine Düse (21), welche die dem Kopfchip (1) zugeführte Tinte ausstößt,
    wobei der Kopfchip (1) eine Vielzahl von röhrenförmigen Druckkammern aufweist, welche eine Verbindung der Düse (21) und der üblichen Tintenkammer (51) miteinander ermöglichen, und einen Druckbeaufschlagungsbereich, welcher die Druckkammern verformt, um die Druckkammern unter Druck zu setzen,
    wobei die Druckkammern in zwei oder mehr Reihen in dem Kopfchip (1) miteinander ausgerichtet sind,
    wobei jede Reihe von Druckkammern zu einer Antriebsgruppe gehört, die sich von einer Antriebsgruppe einer angrenzenden Reihe von Druckkammern unterscheidet,
    wobei der Antriebskreis (501, 502) das Antriebssignal bezüglich jeder verschiedenen Antriebsgruppe mit einem Zeitunterschied M ausgibt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Tinte eine Oberflächenspannung von 45 mN/m oder weniger aufweist, und die Tinte einen wasserlöslichen Farbstoff, ein Pigment, einen reaktiven Farbstoff, einen Säurefarbstoff oder einen Direktfarbstoff enthält,
    wobei der Zeitunterschied M durch die folgende Gleichung dargestellt ist: M = nAL + t
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     wobei M einen Zeitunterschied darstellt, n eine ganze Zahl von 1 oder mehr darstellt, AL eine Hälfte eines akustischen Resonanzzeitraums einer Druckwelle in jeder der Druckkammern darstellt, und t eine Übertragungszeit einer Druckwelle darstellt, die anhand von "Abstand zwischen Düsen in verschiedenen Antriebsgruppen"/"Geschwindigkeit der Schallübertragung in Tinte" zu bestimmen ist.
  2. Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsverfahren gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei die Tinte ein Tensid aufweist und ein Gehalt an Tensid in der Tinte 0,05 bis 2 Massen-% beträgt.
  3. Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsverfahren gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die Tinte ein wasserlösliches, organisches Lösemittel mit einer Oberflächenspannung von 40 mN/m oder weniger aufweist.
  4. Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsverfahren gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die Tinte eine dynamische Oberflächenspannung von 50 mN/m oder weniger bei einer Blasenerzeugungsdauer von 10 Hz aufweist.
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