JP2013204231A - Method for manufacturing decorative building board - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a decorative building board, which can manufacture a decorative building board that keeps a constant printed appearance after painting even though a surface temperature of a substrate before painting changes.SOLUTION: The method for manufacturing a decorative building board 1 comprises painting a surface of a substrate 2 by inkjet printing. The method further comprises: measuring a surface temperature of the substrate 2; and painting the substrate at a print density in accordance with the surface temperature.

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a decorative building board on which a desired pattern is formed by ink jet printing.

  Conventionally, various types of decorative building boards on which a desired pattern is applied by ink jet printing are known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1-3). FIG. 5 shows an example thereof, but this decorative building board 1 is manufactured as follows. First, the ink receiving layer 3 is formed on the surface of the substrate 2 such as a cement plate, and then the ink layer 4 is formed by ink jet printing on the surface. Then, the decorative building board 1 as shown in FIG. 5 can be obtained by spraying a clear paint on the surface to form the clear layer 5. In such a decorative building board 1, the ink layer 4 can be fixed by the ink receiving layer 3 to obtain a clear pattern, and the ink layer 4 is protected by the clear layer 5. Is something that can be done.

JP 2007-154430 A JP 2007-154431 A JP 2007-154432 A

  However, the manufacturing method of the conventional decorative building board 1 has the following problems. That is, since the surface temperature of the base material 2 before painting is not constant depending on the season, for example, the degree of ink soaking varies depending on the surface temperature of the base material 2. Thus, when the amount of ink soaking is different, the printed appearance of the decorative building board 1 after painting is also different, so that it is impossible to stably supply the decorative building board 1 of a certain quality. As a solution to this problem, it is conceivable to keep the surface temperature of the base material 2 before coating constant, but it is difficult to concretely implement this from the viewpoint of productivity.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and even if the surface temperature of a base material before coating changes, a decorative building board that can obtain a decorative building board having a certain printed appearance after coating. An object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method.

  A method for manufacturing a decorative building board according to the present invention is a method for manufacturing a decorative building board by coating the surface of a base material by ink jet printing, and measures the surface temperature of the base material, according to the surface temperature. It is characterized in that it is applied with a different printing density.

  In the method for manufacturing a decorative building board, the printing density is preferably an ink application amount per unit area of the surface of the substrate.

  In the method for manufacturing a decorative building board, yellow, cyan, magenta, and black inks may be used, and coating may be performed using a calibration curve that indicates the relationship between the surface temperature and the print density that is created in advance for each ink. preferable.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if the surface temperature of the base material before coating changes, the decorative building board provided with the fixed printing external appearance can be obtained after coating.

It is a schematic front view which shows an example of an inkjet apparatus. It shows an example of the amount of ink applied per unit area of the surface of the substrate, (a) when the printing density is 100%, (b) when the printing density is 80%, and (c) when the printing density. It is an enlarged plan view in the case where is 60%. It is an example of the calibration curve which shows the relationship between the surface temperature of a base material, and printing density. It is another example of the calibration curve which shows the relationship between the surface temperature of a base material, and printing density. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows an example of a decorative building board.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  The method for manufacturing a decorative building board according to the present invention is to manufacture a decorative building board 1 as shown in FIG. 5 by painting the surface of the substrate 2 by ink jet printing. This decorative building board 1 is formed by laminating an ink receiving layer 3, an ink layer 4 and a clear layer 5 in this order on the surface of a substrate 2. The ink receiving layer 3 and the clear layer 5 are preferably formed, but the ink layer 4 may be formed directly on the surface of the substrate 2.

  As the base material 2, an inorganic material such as a ceramic base material or a metal base material, or an organic material such as a resin base material can be used. Among these, the ceramic base material is prepared by, for example, blending an inorganic filler and a fibrous material with a hydraulic glue used as a raw material for an inorganic cured body, curing the mixture into a predetermined shape, and curing it. can do. Here, as the hydraulic adhesive, for example, Portland cement, blast furnace cement, blast furnace slag, calcium silicate, gypsum and the like can be used. Moreover, as an inorganic filler, fly ash, micro silica, silica sand, etc. can be used, for example. As the fibrous material, for example, organic fibers such as pulp and synthetic fibers, inorganic fibers such as wollastonite, and metal fibers such as steel fibers can be used. Molding can be performed by methods such as extrusion molding, cast molding, papermaking molding, press molding, etc., and after such molding, autoclave curing, steam curing, room temperature curing is performed as necessary, and roof tiles or Ceramic base materials used as exterior materials such as outer wall materials can be produced. In addition, as the base material 2, an inorganic board such as a flexible board, a calcium silicate board, a gypsum slag perlite board, a wood piece cement board, a precast concrete board, an ALC board, or a gypsum board can be used.

  And in manufacturing a decorative building board, first, undercoat (primer, sealer) is first applied to the entire surface of the base material 2 as described above to form an undercoat layer (not shown). Stop. As the undercoat paint, for example, an acrylic or latex type can be used. The undercoat paint can be applied using, for example, a spray gun, a roll coater, a flow coater, a curtain coater, or the like. As described above, when the undercoat layer is formed on the surface of the substrate 2, it is possible to uniformly adjust the dispersion of the suction of the paint from the surface of the substrate 2 to the inside.

Next, the receiving layer forming coating is applied to the entire surface of the base material 2 (or the surface of the undercoat layer when the undercoat layer is formed) to form the ink receiving layer 3. The ink receiving layer 3 is a layer necessary for fixing the ink layer 4 formed thereon later. As the coating for forming the receiving layer, a paint diluted with an organic solvent can be used, but an aqueous paint is preferably used. Thus, by forming the ink receiving layer 3 with a water-based paint, the working environment is improved, the safety is improved, and the environmental load can be reduced. Specifically, as the water-based paint, for example, an acrylic resin paint based on an acrylic emulsion or an acrylic silicon resin paint based on an acrylic silicon emulsion can be used. It is preferable that at least one of extender pigment and hygroscopic resin is blended in the water-based paint. As a result, the fixability of the ink layer 4 can be improved, and the color developability can be improved. Here, as the extender pigment, for example, silica, alumina, aluminum hydroxide, calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, porous silica, diatomaceous earth and the like can be used, and as the hygroscopic resin, for example, vinyl acetate, urethane polymer Ink-absorbing polymers such as acrylic polymers and polyvinyl alcohol can be used. In addition, pigments such as titanium oxide, iron oxide, and carbon black can be blended in the water-based paint as a colorant. Moreover, it is preferable that the application quantity of the coating material for receiving layer formation to the surface of the base material 2 is 40-200 g / m < ² > * we. Application of the coating for forming the receiving layer can be performed using, for example, a spray gun, a roll coater, a flow coater, a curtain coater, or the like. The thickness of the ink receiving layer 3 after drying is preferably 5 to 30 μm.

  Next, the surface temperature of the substrate 2 (the surface temperature of the ink receiving layer 3 when the ink receiving layer 3 is formed) is measured, and is applied by ink jet printing at a printing density corresponding to the surface temperature. Then, the dot-shaped ink layer 4 is formed on the surface of the substrate 2 (or the ink receiving layer 3) with a desired dot pattern. Below, the case where the ink receiving layer 3 is formed in the base material 2 is demonstrated.

  Here, as the inkjet device 6 for inkjet printing, for example, a device as shown in FIG. 1 can be used. The ink jet apparatus 6 includes an ink painting nozzle head 8 provided with an ink ejection nozzle 7, an ink supply tank 9 that supplies ink to the ink ejection nozzle 7 of the ink painting nozzle head 8, a painting control system 10, and a temperature measuring device 11. The inkjet coating machine 12 and the transport conveyor 13 for transporting the substrate 2 are formed. The temperature measuring device 11 is formed by a non-contact thermometer such as a radiation thermometer, for example, and measures the surface temperature of the base material 2 before painting by ink jet printing (preferably just before painting). The coating control system 10 controls the ejection of ink from the ink ejection nozzle 7 of the ink coating nozzle head 8 so as to obtain an appropriate printing density according to the surface temperature of the substrate 2 measured by the temperature measuring device 11. It is. As the ink, four types of inks of yellow, cyan, magenta, and black can be used.

  When the surface temperature of the ink receiving layer 3 of the base material 2 before painting changes, the size of the ink dots landed on the surface of the ink receiving layer 3 changes, thereby changing the printed appearance of the decorative building board 1. The present inventors have found that if the printing density of each ink is increased as the surface temperature of the ink receiving layer 3 of the substrate 2 is increased, the printed appearance of the decorative building board 1 is not easily changed. The print density in this case can be defined as the amount of ink applied per unit area of the surface of the ink receiving layer 3 of the substrate 2 for each ink, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, in FIG. 2, the area surrounded by the broken line (vertical 5 × 10 horizontal, occupied by a total of 50 dots 14) is a unit area, and the number of ink dots actually landed is the ink application amount. Yes. The size of each dot 14 is equal. FIG. 2A shows a case where the printing density is 100% (the number of landed ink dots is 50), and FIG. 2B shows a case where the printing density is 80% (the number of landed ink dots is 40). FIG. 2C shows a case where the printing density is 60% (the number of landed ink dots is 30). When the printing density is more than 0% and less than 100%, it is preferable that the ink dots 14 are uniformly dispersed and landed (see, for example, FIGS. 2B and 2C). In FIG. 2, the surface temperature of the ink receiving layer 3 of the substrate 2 is the highest in FIG. 2 (a), then in FIG. 2 (b), and in the case of FIG. 2 (c). Low.

  The ink coating nozzle head 8 is formed of four types of ink coating nozzle heads 8y, 8c, 8m, and 8k that eject inks of yellow, cyan, magenta, and black, and can be applied by full-color printing. It is like that. Similarly, the ink supply tank 9 is composed of four types. The ink supply tank 9y that supplies yellow ink is supplied to the ink coating nozzle head 8y, and the ink supply tank 9c that supplies cyan ink is used as the ink coating nozzle head. 8c, an ink supply tank 9m for supplying magenta ink is connected to the ink coating nozzle head 8m, and an ink supply tank 9k for supplying black ink is connected to the ink coating nozzle head 8k. The ink coating nozzle heads 8y, 8c, 8m, and 8k are arranged along the transport direction of the substrate 2.

  As the ink of each color of yellow, cyan, magenta, and black, for example, water-based ink or UV curable ink can be used.

  Specifically, the yellow ink is selected from, for example, yellow iron oxide, Ti—Ni—Ba yellow, Ti—Sb—Ni yellow, Ti—Nb—Ni yellow, and Ti—Sb—Cr yellow. Can be used.

  As the cyan ink, for example, an ink containing a pigment selected from phthalocyanine blue, Co—Al blue, and Co—Al—Cr blue can be used.

  As the magenta ink, for example, an ink containing a pigment selected from red iron oxide, Fe—Zn brown, Fe—Zn—Cr brown, and Fe—Ni—Al brown can be used.

  Further, as the black ink, for example, a pigment selected from black iron oxide, Cu—Cr black, Cu—Cr—Mn black, Cu—Fe—Mn black, Co—Fe—Cr black, and carbon black is used. What is contained can be used.

  By forming the ink layer 4 with water-based ink, the working environment is improved, the safety is improved, and the environmental load can be reduced. Although not limited to the above-described ink, the ink mainly composed of an inorganic pigment is superior to the ink mainly composed of an organic pigment in terms of weather resistance (fading resistance).

  The painting control system 10 is composed of various CPUs, ROMs, RAMs, and the like, and is formed with the following painting data creation unit, calibration curve storage unit, painting control unit, injection nozzle control unit, and the like. ing.

  The painting data creation unit inputs and stores dot pattern data obtained by scanning an original image (desired pattern).

  In addition, the calibration curve storage unit inputs data of a calibration curve (for example, see FIGS. 3 and 4) indicating the relationship between the surface temperature of the ink receiving layer 3 of the base material 2 and the printing density prepared in advance for each ink. To save. The calibration curve may be different for each ink or may be the same depending on, for example, the color of the surface of the substrate 2 (or the color of the surface of the ink receiving layer 3 when the ink receiving layer 3 is formed). .

  Further, the coating control unit takes out dot pattern data corresponding to the base material 2 to be coated from the coating data creation unit. Further, the coating control unit takes out calibration curve data for each ink from the calibration curve storage unit, and uses this calibration curve to perform appropriate printing according to the surface temperature of the base material 2 before coating measured by the temperature measuring device 11. Density is determined for each ink. The coating control unit outputs a control signal to the ejection nozzle control unit in accordance with the dot pattern data and the print density of each ink.

  The ejection nozzle controller is connected to the ink ejection nozzles 7 of the ink coating nozzle heads 8y, 8c, 8m, and 8k, and controls each ink ejection nozzle 7 based on a control signal input from the ejection nozzle controller. To do. Each ink ejection nozzle 7 performs ejection or stops ejection by, for example, a piezo control method. Then, by controlling each ink ejecting nozzle 7 by the ejecting nozzle control unit, the ejection and stop of each ink of yellow, cyan, magenta, and black are individually controlled to perform painting by full color printing corresponding to the dot pattern. It is something that can be done.

  The conveyance conveyor 13 is arrange | positioned under the inkjet type coating machine 12, and can be formed with a belt conveyor.

  And when coating by inkjet printing with said inkjet apparatus 6, the base material 2 in which the ink receiving layer 3 was formed previously is mounted in the upstream of the conveyance conveyor 13, and is introduce | transduced. The introduced base material 2 is conveyed as it is, and its surface temperature is measured by the temperature measuring device 11 before coating, and then passes under the ink coating nozzle heads 8y, 8c, 8m, 8k of the ink jet type coating machine 12 in order. To do. In this way, each ink is ejected at an appropriate printing density from the ink coating nozzle heads 8y, 8c, 8m, and 8k according to the surface temperature of the base material 2 before painting, while the base material 2 is transported by the transport conveyor 13. Thus, the dot-like ink layer 4 can be formed in a desired dot pattern on the surface of the ink receiving layer 3 of the substrate 2.

  Thereafter, the ink layer 4 is dried as necessary, and then the clear layer 5 is formed on the surface of the ink layer 4 to obtain the decorative building board 1 as shown in FIG.

  Here, as the clear paint for forming the clear layer 5, for example, an aqueous clear, a solvent clear, a UV cured clear, or the like can be used. Such clear paint preferably contains 0.5 to 5% by weight of an ultraviolet absorber such as a hindered amine light stabilizer. Thereby, the ultraviolet ray contained in sunlight etc. can be absorbed with the clear layer 5, it can suppress that the ink layer 4 deteriorates with an ultraviolet ray, and the weather resistance of the decorative building board 1 can be improved. . As the aqueous clear, for example, an acrylic resin paint based on an acrylic emulsion or an acrylic silicon resin paint based on an acrylic silicon emulsion is preferably used. Moreover, it is preferable to mix | blend aggregates, such as an acrylic bead and mica, with water-based clear. Thereby, the designability can be improved. In particular, by forming the clear layer 5 with an aqueous clear, the working environment is improved, the safety is improved, and the environmental load can be reduced. The aqueous clear preferably contains a transparent holding powder. As the transparent holding powder, for example, resin beads such as acrylic can be used. By such a transparent holding powder, the drainage of the clear layer 5 is improved, and the coating film can be dried in a short time. Moreover, since the powder retains transparency, the transparency of the clear layer 5 is ensured after the coating film is dried, and the pattern expressed by the ink layer 4 through the clear layer 5 is ensured. Can be visually recognized. In addition, it is preferable that content of transparency holding | maintenance powder is 3-20 weight% with respect to aqueous | water-based clear whole quantity. The solid component concentration of the aqueous clear is preferably 40% by weight or more, and more preferably 50% by weight or more (the practical upper limit is 60% by weight). Thereby, it can be dried quickly and ink bleeding can be suppressed. However, if the solid component concentration of the aqueous clear is less than 40% by weight, it takes time to dry and the ink may bleed. The aqueous clear preferably contains a hydrophobic component such as texanol. The hydrophobic component in the aqueous clear can suppress the reverse flow of the ink, that is, the ink flowing toward the clear layer 5, thereby obtaining a clear pattern and improving the design. . In addition, it is preferable that content of a hydrophobic component is 0.5 to 10 weight% with respect to aqueous | water-based clear whole quantity. As an aqueous clear containing a hydrophobic component, for example, an acrylic paint or an acrylic silicon paint containing an organic solvent (hydrophobic component) such as butyl acetate or xylene can be used.

  In the decorative building board 1 obtained as described above, the surface temperature of the base material 2 before painting is temporarily applied because it is applied at a printing density corresponding to the surface temperature of the base material 2 before painting. Even if it changes, the decorative building board 1 provided with the fixed printing external appearance can be obtained after coating by changing the printing density of each ink appropriately.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described by way of examples.

Example 1
A ceramic cement board was used as the substrate 2, and a coating for forming a receiving layer was applied to the entire surface using a spray gun to form a white ink receiving layer 3 having a thickness of 30 μm.

  As the coating for forming the receiving layer, an acrylic resin paint (“IM7000” manufactured by Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.) based on an acrylic emulsion was used.

  Next, using the inkjet apparatus 6 as shown in FIG. 1, the surface of the ink receiving layer 3 was coated by inkjet printing to form the ink layer 4 with a desired dot pattern. The ink layer 4 is formed by changing the surface temperature of the substrate 2 (the surface temperature of the ink receiving layer 3) to 40 ° C., 45 ° C., 50 ° C., 55 ° C., 60 ° C. and 65 ° C. as shown in Table 1. Using a calibration curve shown in FIG. 3, coating was performed at a printing density corresponding to each surface temperature. Note that the calibration curve shown in FIG. 3 is common to each ink.

  As the ink for forming the ink layer 3, a water-based ink was used. This water-based ink is composed of 5 parts by mass of pigment, 60 parts by mass of water, and 35 parts by mass of ethylene glycol.

  Then, by applying a clear paint on the surface of the dried ink layer 4 and baking it at 130 ° C. for 2 minutes to form a clear layer having a thickness of 20 μm, a decorative building board as shown in FIG. 1 was produced.

  As the clear paint, a paint containing an acrylic emulsion as a resin component (“IM coat 4100 clear” manufactured by Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.) was used.

  And based on the case where the surface temperature of the base material 2 is 50 ° C., the color difference (ΔE) of the decorative building board 1 was measured at other temperatures using a color difference meter “CR-300” manufactured by Konica Minolta. . The results are shown in Table 1.

（比較例１）
基材２の表面温度を変化させても、一定の印刷濃度で塗装してインク層４を形成するようにした以外は、実施例１と同様にして化粧建築板１を製造した。

(Comparative Example 1)
A decorative building board 1 was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the ink layer 4 was formed by coating at a constant printing density even when the surface temperature of the substrate 2 was changed.

  And the color difference ((DELTA) E) of the decorative building board 1 was measured about the other temperature on the basis of the case where the surface temperature of the base material 2 is 50 degreeC like Example 1. FIG. The results are shown in Table 2.

表１及び表２から明らかなように、比較例１では基材２の表面温度が変化すると色差（△Ｅ）が大きくなるのに対して、実施例１では基材２の表面温度が変化しても色差（△Ｅ）が小さい。よって、本発明によれば、基材２の表面温度に関係なく、ほぼ同じ仕上がりの化粧建築板１を得ることができることが確認された。

As is clear from Tables 1 and 2, in Comparative Example 1, when the surface temperature of the substrate 2 changes, the color difference (ΔE) increases, whereas in Example 1, the surface temperature of the substrate 2 changes. However, the color difference (ΔE) is small. Therefore, according to this invention, it was confirmed that the decorative building board 1 of the substantially same finish can be obtained irrespective of the surface temperature of the base material 2. FIG.

(Example 2)
A ceramic cement board was used as the substrate 2, and a coating for forming a receiving layer was applied to the entire surface using a spray gun to form a white ink receiving layer 3 having a thickness of 30 μm.

  As the coating for forming the receiving layer, an acrylic resin paint (“IM7000” manufactured by Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.) based on an acrylic emulsion was used.

  Next, using the inkjet apparatus 6 as shown in FIG. 1, the surface of the ink receiving layer 3 was coated by inkjet printing to form the ink layer 4 with a desired dot pattern. As shown in Table 3, the ink layer 4 is formed by setting the surface temperature of the substrate 2 (surface temperature of the ink receiving layer 3) to 35 ° C, 40 ° C, 45 ° C, 50 ° C, 55 ° C, 60 ° C, 65 ° C. And using a calibration curve shown in FIG. 4 and coating at a printing density corresponding to each surface temperature. The calibration curve shown in FIG. 4 is common to each ink.

  As the ink for forming the ink layer 3, an ink composed of 92 parts by mass of UV curable resin and 8 parts by mass of pigment was used.

  Then, a clear paint is applied to the surface of the ink layer 4 after being dried by irradiating ultraviolet rays from an ultraviolet lamp, and this is baked at 130 ° C. for 2 minutes to form a clear layer having a thickness of 20 μm. The decorative building board 1 as shown in FIG. 5 was manufactured.

  As the clear paint, a paint containing an acrylic emulsion as a resin component (“IM coat 4100 clear” manufactured by Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.) was used.

  And based on the case where the surface temperature of the base material 2 is 45 ° C., the color difference (ΔE) of the decorative building board 1 was measured at other temperatures using a color difference meter “CR-300” manufactured by Konica Minolta. . The results are shown in Table 3.

（比較例２）
基材２の表面温度を変化させても、一定の印刷濃度で塗装してインク層４を形成するようにした以外は、実施例２と同様にして化粧建築板１を製造した。

(Comparative Example 2)
The decorative building board 1 was produced in the same manner as in Example 2 except that the ink layer 4 was formed by coating at a constant printing density even when the surface temperature of the substrate 2 was changed.

  And the color difference ((DELTA) E) of the decorative building board 1 was measured about other temperature on the basis of the case where the surface temperature of the base material 2 is 45 degreeC like Example 2. FIG. The results are shown in Table 4.

表３及び表４から明らかなように、比較例２では基材２の表面温度が変化すると色差（△Ｅ）が大きくなるのに対して、実施例２では基材２の表面温度が変化しても色差（△Ｅ）が小さい。よって、本発明によれば、基材２の表面温度に関係なく、ほぼ同じ仕上がりの化粧建築板１を得ることができることが確認された。

As apparent from Tables 3 and 4, in Comparative Example 2, when the surface temperature of the substrate 2 changes, the color difference (ΔE) increases, whereas in Example 2, the surface temperature of the substrate 2 changes. However, the color difference (ΔE) is small. Therefore, according to this invention, it was confirmed that the decorative building board 1 of the substantially same finish can be obtained irrespective of the surface temperature of the base material 2. FIG.

1 decorative building board 2 base material

Claims (3)

  A method for producing a decorative building board by coating the surface of a base material by ink jet printing, wherein the surface temperature of the base material is measured, and coating is performed at a printing density corresponding to the surface temperature. Manufacturing method of building board.   2. The method for manufacturing a decorative building board according to claim 1, wherein the printing density is an ink application amount per unit area of the surface of the substrate.   3. The method according to claim 1, wherein yellow, cyan, magenta, and black inks are used, and coating is performed using a calibration curve that indicates a relationship between the surface temperature and the print density that is created in advance for each ink. The manufacturing method of the decorative building board of description.

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