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- the present invention relates to an image forming method.
- An actinic ray curable ink is known as an ink that can form an image having high scratch resistance and adhesion on a recording medium having no ink absorption.
- an ink droplet is applied to a recording medium, and then an actinic ray such as ultraviolet rays is irradiated to cure the ink, thereby forming an image.
- the conventional image forming method using actinic ray curable ink has a problem that image quality is inferior because unification of adjacent dots cannot be suppressed particularly during high-speed printing.
- a technique for adding a gelling agent to actinic ray curable ink has been proposed.
- Another way to improve image quality is to use an actinic radiation curable ink that has been cured by irradiation with actinic radiation to give the printed image gloss or resistance to external impact.
- another actinic ray curable ink is applied and coated.
- the gloss of an image is controlled by an overcoat composition containing a gelling agent, a curable monomer, a curable wax, and a photoinitiator.
- the present invention cures an actinic radiation curable ink containing a gelling agent, and then applies another actinic radiation curable ink and then cures the ink by applying the ink previously applied and the ink applied later. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming method in which the affinity for the toner is further improved.
- the present invention relates to an image forming method described below.
- the first actinic ray curable ink is based on the total mass of the ink. 0.5 to 5.0% by mass of the gelling agent, and the second actinic ray curable ink contains less than 5.0% by mass of the gelling agent with respect to the total mass of the ink,
- the cured and fixed first ink is heated. Performed in a state, the image forming method.
- the photopolymerizable compound is a (meth) acrylate having a molecular weight of 280 to 1500 and a ClogP value of 4.0 to 7.0, which is 10 to 40% by mass relative to the total mass of the first ink.
- the active light beam is irradiated using an LED light source having a maximum illuminance in a wavelength range of 385 to 410 nm, and the maximum illuminance on the surface of the applied first ink is 0.
- Method. [6] The method according to [5], wherein the first step is performed by a single pass.
- FIG. 1A is a side view showing an example of the configuration of the main part of a line recording type inkjet recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1B is a top view of FIG. is there.
- FIG. 2A is a side view showing another example of the configuration of the main part of an ink jet recording apparatus of a line recording type according to another embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2B is a side view of FIG. It is a top view. It is a top view which shows an example of a structure of the principal part of the inkjet recording apparatus of the serial recording type which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.
- the present invention includes a first actinic ray curable ink (hereinafter also referred to as a first ink) that contains a colorant, a gelling agent, a photopolymerizable compound, and a photoinitiator and that reversibly undergoes a sol-gel phase transition depending on temperature. )
- a second step of irradiating the first ink with actinic rays to cure and fix the first ink, and a photopolymerizable compound and a photoinitiator To the recording medium, a second step of irradiating the first ink with actinic rays to cure and fix the first ink, and a photopolymerizable compound and a photoinitiator.
- a third step of further applying a second actinic ray curable ink (hereinafter also referred to as a second ink) and a fourth step of irradiating the second ink with an actinic ray in this order.
- the first actinic ray curable ink contains 0.5 to 5.0% by mass of a gelling agent based on the total mass of the ink, and the second actinic ray curable ink. Is a gel of less than 5.0% by mass relative to the total mass of the ink Containing agent, said fourth step is performed in a state in which the first ink the cured fixing is heated, it relates to a printing method.
- the present invention aims to improve the affinity between the first ink and the second ink by focusing on the gelling agent contained in the first ink.
- the fourth step is performed in a state where the cured and fixed first ink is heated, the molecular motion of the polymerizable compound contained in the cured (polymerized) first ink becomes intense due to the heating, and thus in the printed film.
- the solubility of the gelling agent in the polymerizable compound is improved, and the gelling agent slightly deposited in the vicinity of the surface of the cured and fixed first ink is compatible in the printed film of the first ink. It is considered that the affinity between the first ink and the second ink is improved.
- the first actinic ray curable ink according to the present invention can be applied to a recording medium to form an image.
- the first actinic ray curable ink contains a coloring material, a gelling agent, a photopolymerizable compound, and a photoinitiator, and reversibly changes in sol-gel phase depending on temperature.
- the second actinic ray curable ink according to the present invention is used for further applying the first actinic ray curable ink after applying the first actinic ray curable ink to the surface of the recording medium to which the first ink has been applied. Can do.
- the second actinic ray curable ink contains at least a photopolymerizable compound and a photoinitiator.
- an ink having the same composition as the first actinic ray curable ink may be used, or an ink having a different composition may be used.
- the second actinic ray curable ink may not substantially have a color material.
- the second actinic ray curable ink may contain a white pigment or the like as a color material.
- the gelling agent contained in the first ink has a function of reversibly sol-gel phase transition of the ink depending on the temperature. It is preferable that the gelling agent can be dissolved in the photopolymerizable compound at a temperature higher than the gelation temperature, and it can be crystallized in the ink at a temperature lower than the gelation temperature.
- the second ink may also contain a gelling agent. At this time, the first ink and the second ink may contain the same type of gelling agent or different types of gelling agents. A gelling agent may be included. The second ink may not contain a gelling agent.
- the type of gelling agent is not particularly limited.
- a problem is likely to occur in the affinity between the first ink and the second ink in the gelling agent that forms the card house structure. This is probably because such gelling agent tends to localize in the vicinity of the ink surface when the ink is cured. Therefore, the method of the present invention can be applied more advantageously when using a gelling agent that forms a card house structure.
- Card house structure means that when a gelling agent crystallizes in ink, a plate-like crystal that is a crystallization product of the gelling agent forms a space three-dimensionally surrounded by the photopolymerizable compound. This is the structure that is built in.
- the liquid photopolymerizable compound can be held and ink droplets can be pinned. Thereby, coalescence of droplets at the time of printing can be suppressed.
- the gelling agent that forms the “card house structure” is preferably a photopolymerizable compound dissolved in ink and a gelling agent.
- the gelling agent can be stably combined even during high-speed printing. One can be suppressed.
- gelling agents include An aliphatic ketone compound; Aliphatic ester compounds; Petroleum waxes such as paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, petrolactam; Plant waxes such as candelilla wax, carnauba wax, rice wax, wood wax, jojoba oil, jojoba solid wax, and jojoba ester; Animal waxes such as beeswax, lanolin and whale wax; Mineral waxes such as montan wax and hydrogenated wax; Hydrogenated castor oil or hydrogenated castor oil derivative; Modified waxes such as montan wax derivatives, paraffin wax derivatives, microcrystalline wax derivatives or polyethylene wax derivatives; Higher fatty acids such as behenic acid, arachidic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid, lauric acid, oleic acid, and erucic acid; Higher alcohols such as stearyl alcohol and behenyl alcohol; Hydroxystearic acid such as 12-hydroxystearic acid; 12-hydroxystearic acid derivative
- Nomucoat series, etc. Amide compounds such as N-lauroyl-L-glutamic acid dibutylamide and N- (2-ethylhexanoyl) -L-glutamic acid dibutylamide (available from Ajinomoto Fine-Techno); Dibenzylidene sorbitols such as 1,3: 2,4-bis-O-benzylidene-D-glucitol (available from Gelol D Shin Nippon Chemical); And low molecular oil gelling agents described in JP-A-2005-126507, JP-A-2005-255821 and JP-A-2010-11117.
- Amide compounds such as N-lauroyl-L-glutamic acid dibutylamide and N- (2-ethylhexanoyl) -L-glutamic acid dibutylamide (available from Ajinomoto Fine-Techno); Dibenzylidene sorbitols such as 1,3: 2,4-bis-O
- gelling agent containing a linear alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms include aliphatic ketone compounds, aliphatic ester compounds, higher fatty acids, higher alcohols having a linear alkyl group having 12 or more carbon atoms, Fatty acid amides and the like are included.
- a gelling agent that does not have a polar group such as —OH or —COOH at the end of the alkyl chain, the stability in the sol-like ink is improved, and the precipitation of the gelling agent or phase separation is improved. In addition, it is possible to suppress bleed-out of the gelling agent over time from the ink cured film.
- a gelling agent include aliphatic ketone compounds or aliphatic ester compounds represented by the following general formulas (G1) and (G2).
- R1-CO-R2 General formula (G2): R3-COO-R4
- R1 to R4 each independently represents an alkyl group having a straight chain portion having 12 or more carbon atoms.
- R1 to R4 may have a branched portion.
- the alkyl groups represented by R1 and R2 preferably each independently include a linear alkyl group having 12 to 25 carbon atoms.
- a photopolymerizable compound It is possible to form a sufficient space for enclosing.
- the number of carbon atoms in the linear portion contained in the group represented by R1 or R2 is 25 or less, the melting point is suppressed to an appropriate range, and the ink according to the present invention is discharged from the ink jet recording head.
- the gelling agent can be dissolved in the ink even at a normal discharge temperature.
- Examples of the aliphatic ketone compound represented by the general formula (G1) include dilignoceryl ketone (C24-C24), dibehenyl ketone (C22-C22, melting point 88 ° C.), distearyl ketone (C18-C18, 84 ° C.), dieicosyl ketone (C20-C20), dipalmityl ketone (C16-C16, melting point 80 ° C.), dimyristyl ketone (C14-C14), dilauryl ketone (C12-C12, melting point 68 ° C.) , Lauryl myristyl ketone (C12-C14), lauryl palmityl ketone (C12-C16), myristyl palmityl ketone (C14-C16), myristyl stearyl ketone (C14-C18), myristyl behenyl ketone (C14-C22), palmityl Stearyl
- Examples of commercially available compounds represented by the general formula (G1) include 18-Pentriacontanon (Alfa Aeser), Hentriacontan-16-on (Alfa Aeser), Kao Wax T1 (Kao Corporation), etc. Is included.
- the aliphatic ketone compound contained in the actinic ray curable ink may be only one type or a mixture of two or more types.
- the alkyl group represented by R3 and R4 is not particularly limited, but is preferably an alkyl group including a linear portion having 12 to 26 carbon atoms.
- the crystallinity necessary for the gelling agent is the same as the compound represented by the general formula (G1).
- the above-mentioned card house structure can be formed while having a melting point, and the melting point is not too high.
- Examples of the aliphatic ester compound represented by the general formula (G2) include behenyl behenate (C21-C22, melting point 70 ° C.), icosyl icosanoate (C19-C20), stearyl stearate (C17-C18, melting point 60).
- Examples of commercially available aliphatic ester compounds represented by the general formula (G2) include Unistar M-2222SL (manufactured by NOF Corporation), UNISTAR M-9676 (manufactured by NOF Corporation), Exepearl SS (Kao Corporation) Made by company, melting point 60 ° C.), Nissan elect (registered trademark) WEP-2 (manufactured by NOF CORPORATION), NISSAN ELECTR (registered trademark) WEP-4 (manufactured by NOF Corporation), WEP-11 ( Manufactured by NOF Corporation), EMALEX® CC-18 (produced by Nippon Emulsion Co., Ltd.), Amreps PC (produced by Higher Alcohol Industry Co., Ltd.), Exepearl® MY-M (produced by Kao Corporation), Spalm Aceti (produced by NOF Corporation) EMALEX® CC-10 (manufactured by Nippon Emulsion Co., Ltd.) and the like are included. Since these commercial products
- the aliphatic ester compound contained in the actinic ray curable ink may be only one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds.
- the affinity between the first ink and the second ink can be increased.
- These gelling agents may be included in both the first ink and the second ink, or may be included in either one of them.
- the amount of the gelling agent contained in the first actinic ray curable ink is preferably 0.5 to 5.0% by mass, more preferably 0.5 to 3.0% by mass with respect to the total amount of the ink.
- the amount of the gelling agent By setting the amount of the gelling agent to 0.5% by mass or more, the ink droplets are easily gelled (sol-gel phase transition depending on temperature).
- the affinity with the second ink can be increased by setting the amount of the gelling agent to 5% by mass or less.
- the amount of the gelling agent contained in the second actinic ray curable ink is preferably less than 5.0% by mass with respect to the total amount of the ink, from the viewpoint of providing adhesion to the first ink and curability.
- the second ink is substantially free of gelling agent.
- substantially not containing a gelling agent means that the content of the gelling agent is 0.1% by mass or less with respect to the entire second ink.
- the photopolymerizable compound contained in the first ink and the second ink is a compound that crosslinks or polymerizes when irradiated with actinic rays.
- the actinic rays are, for example, electron beams, ultraviolet rays, ⁇ rays, ⁇ rays, and X-rays, and are preferably ultraviolet rays.
- the photopolymerizable compound can be a radical polymerizable compound or a cationic polymerizable compound. A radical polymerizable compound is preferred.
- the first ink and the second ink may contain the same type of photopolymerizable compound, or may contain different types of photopolymerizable compounds.
- the radical polymerizable compound may be a compound (monomer, oligomer, polymer or mixture thereof) having a radical polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond.
- the actinic ray curable ink may contain only one kind of radically polymerizable compound, or two or more kinds thereof.
- Examples of the compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond capable of radical polymerization include an unsaturated carboxylic acid and a salt thereof, an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester compound, an unsaturated carboxylic acid urethane compound, an unsaturated carboxylic acid amide compound and an anhydride thereof, Examples include acrylonitrile, styrene, unsaturated polyester, unsaturated polyether, unsaturated polyamide, and unsaturated urethane.
- Examples of the unsaturated carboxylic acid include (meth) acrylic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, maleic acid and the like.
- the radical polymerizable compound is preferably an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester compound, and more preferably a (meth) acrylate compound.
- the (meth) acrylate compound may be not only a monomer but also an oligomer, a mixture of a monomer and an oligomer, a modified product, an oligomer having a polymerizable functional group, or the like.
- “(meth) acrylate” refers to both and / or “acrylate” and “methacrylate”
- (meth) acryl” refers to both and / or “acryl” and “methacryl”.
- the first ink or the second ink is a (meth) acrylate compound (hereinafter also referred to as “(meth) acrylate compound A”) having a ClogP value in the range of 4.0 to 7.0 as a photopolymerizable compound. ) May be contained.
- (meth) acrylate compound A having a ClogP value in the range of 4.0 to 7.0 as a photopolymerizable compound.
- the ClogP value of the (meth) acrylate compound A is more preferably in the range of 4.5 to 6.0. In particular, it is preferable that at least the first ink contains the (meth) acrylate compound A.
- the “Log P value” is a coefficient indicating the affinity of an organic compound for water and 1-octanol.
- the 1-octanol / water partition coefficient P is a distribution equilibrium when a trace amount of compound is dissolved as a solute in a two-liquid solvent of 1-octanol and water, and is a ratio of the equilibrium concentration of the compound in each solvent.
- Their logarithm LogP for the base 10 is shown. That is, the “log P value” is a logarithmic value of the 1-octanol / water partition coefficient and is known as an important parameter representing the hydrophilicity / hydrophobicity of a molecule.
- ClogP value is a LogP value calculated by calculation.
- the CLogP value can be calculated by a fragment method, an atomic approach method, or the like. More specifically, ClogP values are calculated in the literature (C. Hansch and A. Leo, “Substituent Constants for Correlation Analysis in Chemistry and Biology” (John Wiley & Sons 69). Or the following commercially available software package 1 or 2 may be used.
- the numerical value of the ClogP value described in the present specification and the like is a “ClogP value” calculated using the software package 2.
- the molecular weight of the (meth) acrylate compound A is preferably in the range of 280 to 1500, and more preferably in the range of 280 to 800.
- the ink viscosity at the ejection temperature is preferably between 7 and 14 mPa ⁇ s in order to stably eject ink droplets from the inkjet recording head.
- An ink composition containing a (meth) acrylate compound A having a molecular weight of 280 or more and a gelling agent has a small change in ink viscosity before and after the ejection temperature. Therefore, it becomes easy to adjust the ink viscosity within the above range.
- the (meth) acrylate compound A having a molecular weight of 280 or more has little odor, it can reduce the odor of the actinic ray curable ink and its cured product.
- the sol viscosity of the ink can be maintained in a suitable range.
- the amount of (meth) acrylate compound A contained in the first actinic ray curable ink is preferably in the range of 10 to 40% by mass.
- the amount of the (meth) acrylate compound A having a ClogP value in the range of 4.0 to 7.0 is 10% by mass or more, the solubility of the gelling agent in the ink is increased.
- the gelling agent deposited in the vicinity of the surface of the first ink is easily compatible with the cured polymerizable compound, and the affinity between the surface of the cured and fixed first ink and the second ink is increased. Can be improved.
- the amount of the (meth) acrylate compound A is set to 40% by mass or less, the hydrophilicity of the surface of the first ink after curing is appropriately maintained, and the wettability and adhesion of the second ink are improved. be able to.
- the amount of (meth) acrylate compound A contained in the first actinic radiation curable ink is more preferably in the range of 15 to 25% by mass.
- (meth) acrylate compound A having a ClogP value in the range of 4.0 to 7.0 include (1) (—C (CH 3 ) H—CH 2 —O—) in the molecule.
- a trifunctional or higher functional methacrylate or acrylate compound having 3 to 14 represented structures, and (2) a bifunctional or higher functional methacrylate or acrylate compound having a cyclic structure in the molecule are included.
- These (meth) acrylate compounds A have high photocurability and little shrinkage when cured. Furthermore, the reproducibility of the sol-gel phase transition is high.
- a trifunctional or higher functional methacrylate or acrylate compound having 3 to 14 structures represented by (—C (CH 3 ) H—CH 2 —O—) in the molecule is, for example, 3 or more
- a hydroxyl group of a compound having a hydroxyl group is modified with propylene oxide, and the resulting modified product is esterified with (meth) acrylic acid.
- Specific examples of this compound include 3PO-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate Photor 4072 (molecular weight 471, Clog P4.90, manufactured by Cognis), 3PO-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate Miramer M360 (molecular weight 471, Clog P4.90, manufactured by Miwon) Etc. are included.
- the bifunctional or higher functional methacrylate or acrylate compound having a cyclic structure in the molecule is obtained by esterifying the hydroxyl group of a compound having two or more hydroxyl groups and tricycloalkane with (meth) acrylic acid. is there.
- this compound include Tricyclodecane dimethanol diacrylate NK ester A-DCP (molecular weight 304, Clog P4.69), Tricyclodecane dimethanol dimethacrylate NK ester DCP (molecular weight 332, Clog P 5.12) Etc. are included.
- (meth) acrylate compound A examples include 1,10-decanediol dimethacrylate, NK ester DOD-N (molecular weight 310, ClogP 5.75, manufactured by Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd.), 8EO-modified nonylphenol acrylate Miramer M166 (molecular weight) 626, ClogP6.42, manufactured by Miwon) and the like.
- 4EO-modified hexanediol diacrylate (CD561, manufactured by Sartomer, molecular weight 358), 3EO-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate (SR454, manufactured by Sartomer, molecular weight 429), 4EO-modified pentaerythritol tetraacrylate ( SR494, manufactured by Sartomer, molecular weight 528), 6EO-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate (SR499, manufactured by Sartomer, molecular weight 560), polyethylene glycol diacrylate (NK ester A-400, manufactured by Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., molecular weight 508), NK ester A-600, manufactured by Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd., molecular weight 708), polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate (NK ester 9G, manufactured by Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd., molecular weight 536), Traethylene glycol diacrylate (CD561, manufactured by Sarto
- the photoinitiator (photopolymerization initiator) contained in the first ink and the second ink is a radical polymerization initiator when the photopolymerizable compound contains a radical polymerizable compound, and the photopolymerizable compound is a cationic polymerizable compound.
- a photoacid generator can be used as a photoacid generator.
- Radical polymerization initiators include an intramolecular bond cleavage type and an intramolecular hydrogen abstraction type.
- the first ink and the second ink may contain the same type of photopolymerizable compound, or different types of light depending on the type of photopolymerizable compound contained in each ink.
- a polymerizable compound may be contained.
- intramolecular bond cleavage type photoinitiators examples include diethoxyacetophenone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropan-1-one, benzyldimethyl ketal, 1- (4-isopropylphenyl) -2- Hydroxy-2-methylpropan-1-one, 4- (2-hydroxyethoxy) phenyl- (2-hydroxy-2-propyl) ketone, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl-phenylketone, 2-methyl-2-morpholino (4- Acetophenones such as thiomethylphenyl) propan-1-one, 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1- (4-morpholinophenyl) -butanone; benzoins such as benzoin, benzoin methyl ether, benzoin isopropyl ether; Acylphosphine oxide systems such as 4,6-trimethylbenzoindiphenylphosphine oxide; benzyl and Methylphenylglyoxyester and the
- intramolecular hydrogen abstraction type photoinitiators examples include benzophenone, methyl 4-phenylbenzophenone o-benzoylbenzoate, 4,4′-dichlorobenzophenone, hydroxybenzophenone, 4-benzoyl-4′-methyl-diphenyl sulfide Benzophenones such as acrylated benzophenone, 3,3 ′, 4,4′-tetra (t-butylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3′-dimethyl-4-methoxybenzophenone; 2-isopropylthioxanthone, 2,4- Thioxanthone series such as dimethylthioxanthone, 2,4-diethylthioxanthone, 2,4-dichlorothioxanthone; Aminobenzophenone series such as Michler ketone, 4,4'-diethylaminobenzophenone; 10-butyl-2-chloroacridone, 2-ethylanth
- the content of the photoinitiator in the actinic ray curable ink is preferably 0.01% by mass to 10% by mass, although it depends on the type of actinic ray or photopolymerizable compound.
- the photoinitiator in the actinic ray curable ink may contain a photoacid generator.
- photoacid generators include chemically amplified photoresists and compounds used for photocationic polymerization (Organic Electronics Materials Study Group, “Organic Materials for Imaging”, Bunshin Publishing (1993), 187. See page 192).
- the first ink and the second ink may further contain a photopolymerization initiation auxiliary agent or a polymerization inhibitor, if necessary.
- the photopolymerization initiation assistant may be a tertiary amine compound, preferably an aromatic tertiary amine compound.
- aromatic tertiary amine compounds include N, N-dimethylaniline, N, N-diethylaniline, N, N-dimethyl-p-toluidine, N, N-dimethylamino-p-benzoic acid ethyl ester, N, N-dimethylamino-p-benzoic acid isoamyl ethyl ester, N, N-dihydroxyethylaniline, triethylamine, N, N-dimethylhexylamine and the like are included.
- N, N-dimethylamino-p-benzoic acid ethyl ester and N, N-dimethylamino-p-benzoic acid isoamyl ethyl ester are preferred. Only one kind of these compounds may be contained in the actinic ray curable ink, or two or more kinds thereof may be contained.
- polymerization inhibitors include (alkyl) phenol, hydroquinone, catechol, resorcin, p-methoxyphenol, t-butylcatechol, t-butylhydroquinone, pyrogallol, 1,1-picrylhydrazyl, phenothiazine, p-benzoquinone , Nitrosobenzene, 2,5-di-t-butyl-p-benzoquinone, dithiobenzoyl disulfide, picric acid, cuperone, aluminum N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine, tri-p-nitrophenylmethyl, N- (3-oxyanilino- 1,3-dimethylbutylidene) aniline oxide, dibutylcresol, cyclohexanone oxime cresol, guaiacol, o-isopropylphenol, butyraloxime, methyl ethyl ketoxime, cyclohexanone oxime
- the color material contained in the first ink can be a dye or a pigment.
- a pigment is more preferable because it has good dispersibility with respect to the components of the ink and is excellent in weather resistance.
- the second ink may contain a color material. At this time, the first ink and the second ink may contain the same type of color material, or different types of color material. May be included.
- the dye can be an oil-soluble dye or the like.
- oil-soluble dyes include the following various dyes.
- magenta dyes include MS Magenta VP, MS Magenta HM-1450, MS Magenta HSo-147 (above, manufactured by Mitsui Toatsu), AIZENSOT Red-1, AIZEN SOT Red-2, AIZEN SOTRed-3, AIZEN SOT Pink-1, SPIRON Red GEH SPECIAL (above, manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.), RESOLIN Red FB 200%, MACROLEX Red Violet R, MACROLEX ROT5B (above, manufactured by Bayer Japan Co., Ltd.), KAYASET Red K, RED A 802 (above, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.), PHLOXIN, ROSE Bengal, ACID Red (above, Manufactured by Iva Kasei), HSR-31, DIARESIN Red K (manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Corp
- cyan dyes examples include MS Cyan HM-1238, MS Cyan HSo-16, Cyan HSo-144, MS Cyan VPG (manufactured by Mitsui Toatsu), AIZEN SOT Blue-4 (manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.), RESOLIN BR. Blue BGLN 200%, MACROLEX Blue RR, CERES Blue GN, SIRIUS SUPRATURQ. Blue Z-BGL, SIRIUS SUTRA TURQ. Blue FB-LL 330% (from Bayer Japan), KAYASET Blue FR, KAYASET Blue N, KAYASET Blue 814, Turq.
- Blue GL-5 200 Light Blue BGL-5 200 (Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.), DAIWA Blue 7000, Olesol Fast Blue GL (Daiwa Kasei Co., Ltd.), DIARESIN Blue P (Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd.) Blue 670, NEOPEN Blue 808, ZAPON Blue 806 (above, manufactured by BASF Japan Ltd.) and the like are included.
- yellow dyes examples include MS Yellow HSm-41, Yellow KX-7, Yellow EX-27 (Mitsui Toatsu), AIZEN SOT Yellow-1, AIZEN SOT Yellow W-3, AIZEN SOT Yellow-6 (above, Hodogaya (Manufactured by Kagakusha), MACROLEX Yellow 6G, MACROLEX FLUOR.
- black dyes examples include MS Black VPC (Mitsui Toatsu Co., Ltd.), AIZEN SOT Black-1, AIZEN SOT Black-5 (above, manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.), RESORIN Black GSN 200%, RESOLIN BlackBS (above, Bayer Japan), KAYASET Black AN (Nippon Kayaku), DAIWA Black MSC (Daiwa Kasei), HSB-202 (Mitsubishi Kasei), NEPTUNE Black X60, NEOPEN Black X58 (above, BASF) Japan product).
- the pigment is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, an organic pigment or an inorganic pigment having the following numbers described in the color index.
- red or magenta pigments examples include Pigment Red 3, 5, 19, 22, 31, 38, 43, 48: 1, 48: 2, 48: 3, 48: 4, 48: 5, 49: 1, 53. : 1, 57: 1, 57: 2, 58: 4, 63: 1, 81, 81: 1, 81: 2, 81: 3, 81: 4, 88, 104, 108, 112, 122, 123, 144 146, 149, 166, 168, 169, 170, 177, 178, 179, 184, 185, 208, 216, 226, 257, Pigment Violet 3, 19, 23, 29, 30, 37, 50, 88, Pigment Orange 13, 16, 20, 36, etc. are included.
- Examples of blue or cyan pigments include Pigment Blue 1, 15, 15: 1, 15: 2, 15: 3, 15: 4, 15: 6, 16, 17-1, 22, 27, 28, 29, 36. , 60 and the like.
- Examples of green pigments include Pigment Green 7, 26, 36, and 50.
- Examples of yellow pigments include Pigment Yellow 1, 3, 12, 13, 14, 17, 34, 35, 37, 55, 74, 81, 83, 93, 94, 95, 97, 108, 109, 110, 137. 138, 139, 153, 154, 155, 157, 166, 167, 168, 180, 185, 193 and the like.
- Examples of the black pigment include Pigment Black 7, 28, 26 and the like.
- Examples of commercially available pigments include chromofine yellow 2080, 5900, 5930, AF-1300, 2700L, chromofine orange 3700L, 6730, chromofine scarlet 6750, chromofine magenta 6880, 6886, 6891N, 6790, 6887, chromo Fine Violet RE, Chromo Fine Red 6820, 6830, Chromo Fine Blue HS-3, 5187, 5108, 5197, 5085N, SR-5020, 5026, 5050, 4920, 4927, 4937, 4824, 4933GN-EP, 4940, 4973, 5205, 5208, 5214, 5221, 5000P, Chromofine Green 2GN, 2GO, 2G-550D, 5310, 5370, 6830, Chromofine Black A-1103, Seika Fast Yellow 10GH, A-3, 2035, 2054, 2200, 2270, 2300, 2400 (B), 2500, 2600, ZAY
- the volume average particle diameter of the pigment is preferably 0.08 to 0.5 ⁇ m.
- the maximum particle size of the pigment is preferably 0.3 to 10 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.3 to 3 ⁇ m.
- the amount of the color material contained in the first actinic ray curable ink is preferably 0.1 to 20% by mass, and preferably 0.4 to 10% by mass with respect to the total mass of the first ink. More preferred. This is because when the content of the pigment or dye is too small, the resulting image is not sufficiently colored, and when it is too large, the viscosity of the ink is increased and the dischargeability is lowered.
- the amount of the color material contained in the second actinic ray curable ink can be appropriately selected depending on the application of the second ink.
- the second ink may be substantially free of color material.
- the second ink can be used as a white coating or a black coating to enhance the color of the color material of the first ink.
- the amount of the white color material is preferably 0.1 to 40% by mass, and 0.4 to 20% by mass with respect to the total mass of the second ink. % Is more preferable.
- the amount of the black color material is preferably 0.5 to 3.0% by mass with respect to the total mass of the second ink, and 0.7 to More preferably, it is 2.5 mass%.
- the pigment can be dispersed by, for example, a ball mill, sand mill, attritor, roll mill, agitator, Henschel mixer, colloid mill, ultrasonic homogenizer, pearl mill, wet jet mill, paint shaker, or the like.
- the pigment is dispersed such that the volume average particle diameter of the pigment particles is preferably 0.08 to 0.5 ⁇ m, and the maximum particle diameter is preferably 0.3 to 10 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.3 to 3 ⁇ m. It is preferable.
- the dispersion of the pigment is adjusted by the selection of the pigment, the dispersant, and the dispersion medium, the dispersion conditions, the filtration conditions, and the like.
- the second ink may further contain a dispersant in order to improve the dispersibility of the pigment.
- the dispersant include a hydroxyl group-containing carboxylic acid ester, a salt of a long chain polyaminoamide and a high molecular weight acid ester, a salt of a high molecular weight polycarboxylic acid, a salt of a long chain polyaminoamide and a polar acid ester, a high molecular weight unsaturated acid ester , Polymer copolymer, modified polyurethane, modified polyacrylate, polyether ester type anionic activator, naphthalene sulfonic acid formalin condensate salt, aromatic sulfonic acid formalin condensate salt, polyoxyethylene alkyl phosphate ester, polyoxyethylene Nonylphenyl ether, stearylamine acetate and the like are included. Examples of commercially available dispersants include Avecia's Sol
- the second ink may further contain a dispersion aid as necessary.
- the dispersion aid may be selected according to the pigment.
- the total amount of the dispersing agent and the dispersing aid is preferably 1 to 50% by mass with respect to the pigment.
- the second ink may further include a dispersion medium for dispersing the pigment as necessary.
- the above-described photopolymerizable compound is preferably the dispersion medium.
- the first ink and the second ink may further contain other components as necessary.
- Other components may be various additives, other resins, and the like.
- additives include surfactants, sensitization aids, leveling additives, matting agents, ultraviolet absorbers, infrared absorbers, antibacterial agents, basic compounds for enhancing the storage stability of ink, and the like.
- basic compounds include basic alkali metal compounds, basic alkaline earth metal compounds, basic organic compounds such as amines, and the like.
- other resins include resins for adjusting the physical properties of the cured film, such as polyester resins, polyurethane resins, vinyl resins, acrylic resins, rubber resins, and waxes. It is.
- the second ink may contain nanoparticles or the like in order to enhance the texture of the coating.
- the actinic ray curable ink used as the first ink reversibly undergoes a sol-gel phase transition depending on the temperature.
- the physical properties of the first ink will be described below.
- the second ink contains a gelling agent and the second ink is ejected from the inkjet recording head, the second ink has the same physical properties. You may do it.
- Actinic ray curable ink that undergoes a sol-gel phase transition is a liquid (sol) at a high temperature (for example, about 80 ° C.), and therefore can be ejected in a sol state when ejected from an inkjet recording head.
- ink droplets (dots) land on the recording medium and then naturally cool to gel. Thereby, coalescence of adjacent dots can be suppressed and image quality can be improved.
- the viscosity of the ink at a high temperature is below a certain level.
- the viscosity of the actinic ray curable ink at 80 ° C. is preferably 3 to 20 mPa ⁇ s.
- the viscosity of the ink at normal temperature after landing is a certain level or more.
- the viscosity at 25 ° C. of the actinic ray curable ink is preferably 1000 mPa ⁇ s or more.
- the gelation temperature of the ink is preferably 40 ° C. or higher and 70 ° C. or lower, and more preferably 50 ° C. or higher and 65 ° C. or lower. Since the discharge temperature is often in the vicinity of 80 ° C., by setting the gelation temperature of the ink to 70 ° C. or less, the ink can be discharged in a sol state at the time of discharge, and the ink discharge is easily stabilized. On the other hand, when the gelation temperature is 40 ° C. or higher, gelation is likely to occur quickly after landing on the recording medium.
- the gelation temperature is a temperature at which the fluidity decreases due to gelation in the process of cooling the ink in the sol state.
- the viscosity of the ink at 80 ° C., the viscosity at 25 ° C., and the gelation temperature can be determined by measuring the temperature change of the dynamic viscoelasticity of the ink with a rheometer. Specifically, a temperature change curve of viscosity is obtained when the ink is heated to 100 ° C. and cooled to 20 ° C. under conditions of a shear rate of 11.7 (/ s) and a temperature decrease rate of 0.1 ° C./s. And the viscosity in 80 degreeC and the viscosity in 25 degreeC can be calculated
- the gelation temperature can be a temperature at which the viscosity changes greatly in the temperature change curve of the viscosity, for example, a temperature at which the viscosity becomes 500 mPa ⁇ s.
- the rheometer can be a stress control type rheometer Physica MCR series manufactured by Anton Paar.
- the cone plate can have a diameter of 75 mm and a cone angle of 1.0 °.
- the actinic ray curable ink according to the present invention may contain a liquid compound that is inactive to actinic rays.
- This liquid compound exists as a liquid in the ink coating film after irradiation with actinic rays, but the thickness of the coating film gradually decreases by volatilizing from the surface of the ink coating film or penetrating into the recording medium. As the thickness decreases, the irregularities and steps on the coating film surface also become smaller. Therefore, when this liquid compound is contained, the smoothness of the image can be increased and the surface gloss can be increased.
- the actinic ray curable ink according to the present invention contains this liquid compound
- the ink component easily enters the recording medium together with the liquid compound, and the fixability between the recording medium and the printed image can be improved.
- the first ink contains this liquid compound
- the surface of the first ink is further smoothed, and the affinity between the first ink and the second ink is improved.
- the first actinic ray curable ink is obtained by mixing, under heating, other components added to the colorant, gelling agent, photopolymerizable compound and photoinitiator as necessary.
- a pigment dispersant in which a color material (particularly a pigment) is dispersed in a part of the photopolymerizable compound may be prepared and mixed with the pigment dispersant and other ink components.
- the obtained ink is preferably filtered through a predetermined filter.
- the second actinic ray curable ink is obtained by mixing a photopolymerizable compound and a photoinitiator with a gelling agent and a coloring material, which are added as necessary, under heating.
- a pigment dispersant in which a color material (particularly a pigment) is dispersed in a part of the photopolymerizable compound may be prepared and mixed with the pigment dispersion material and other ink components.
- the obtained ink is preferably filtered through a predetermined filter.
- Image forming method and apparatus The image forming method of the present invention includes at least the following four steps. (1) First step of applying a first actinic ray curable ink to a recording medium (2) Second step of irradiating the first ink with an actinic ray to cure and fix the first ink (3) ) Third step of further applying the second actinic ray curable ink (4) Fourth step of irradiating the second ink with actinic rays
- the fourth step that is, the step of irradiating the second ink with actinic rays is performed in a state where the cured and fixed first ink is heated.
- the movement of the polymerizable molecules contained in the cured first ink becomes intense and the gelling agent is easily compatible. This is considered to improve the affinity between the first ink and the second ink.
- the method for bringing the cured and fixed first ink into a heated state is not particularly limited.
- a step of heating the cured and fixed first ink can be provided at any stage of the present invention.
- the step of heating the cured and fixed first ink may include a step of heating the recording medium with various heaters or the like, or a step of heating the surface of the cured and fixed first ink by irradiating with infrared rays. It may be provided.
- the recording medium may be heated from the side of the surface on which the first ink is cured and fixed, or the recording medium is heated from the side opposite to the surface on which the first ink is cured and fixed. Heat may be conducted to the side of the surface.
- the order of the steps for heating the first ink is not particularly limited, and for example, between the second step and the third step, between the third step and the fourth step, and simultaneously with the fourth step. You may go to either. Further, the present invention may have a plurality of heating steps.
- the 1st actinic-light curable ink which contains a coloring material, a gelling agent, a photopolymerizable compound, and a photoinitiator, and reversibly changes sol-gel phase with temperature is provided to a recording medium.
- the method for applying the first ink is not particularly limited.
- ink can be applied by ejecting droplets of the first actinic ray curable ink onto a recording medium using an ink jet recording apparatus.
- the ink droplets are ejected by setting the temperature of the ink in the ink jet recording head to a temperature 10 to 30 ° C. higher than the gelation temperature of the ink. Can increase the sex.
- the ink temperature in the inkjet recording head By setting the ink temperature in the inkjet recording head to the gelation temperature + 10 ° C. or higher, it is possible to suppress the gelation of the ink in the inkjet recording head or the nozzle surface, and to stabilize the ejection of ink droplets.
- the temperature of the ink in the ink jet recording head to the gelation temperature + 30 ° C. or less, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the ink component due to the high temperature of the ink.
- the ink can be heated by an ink jet recording head of an ink jet recording apparatus, an ink flow path connected to the ink jet recording head, an ink tank connected to the ink flow path, or the like.
- the amount of droplets ejected from each nozzle of the inkjet recording head is preferably 0.5 to 10 pl depending on the resolution of the image. In order to form a high-definition image, 0 More preferably, it is 5 to 2.5 pl. In order to form a high-definition image with such a droplet amount, it is necessary that the ink after landing does not coalesce, that is, the ink sufficiently undergoes sol-gel phase transition. In actinic ray curable ink, sol-gel transition is rapidly performed. Therefore, a high-definition image can be stably formed even with such a droplet amount.
- the ink droplets landed on the recording medium are cooled and gelled quickly by the sol-gel phase transition. As a result, the ink droplets can be pinned without diffusing. Furthermore, since it is difficult for oxygen to enter the ink droplets, the curing of the photopolymerizable compound is not easily inhibited by oxygen.
- the recording medium may be paper or a resin film.
- paper include coated paper for printing, coated paper B for printing, and the like.
- the resin film include a polyethylene terephthalate film, a polypropylene film, and a vinyl chloride film.
- the material has high affinity with the liquid compound and allows the liquid compound to easily penetrate.
- the first ink is applied onto the recording medium by discharging the first ink from the ink jet recording head.
- the temperature of the recording medium when the ink droplets land is set to a temperature that is 10 to 20 ° C. lower than the gelation temperature of the ink, so that the ink of adjacent dots can be appropriately leveled so as not to mix with each other. Appropriate pinning and can be realized.
- the first step may be performed by either a single pass method or a scan method, but the image forming speed can be increased by adopting the single pass method.
- the conveyance speed of the recording medium can be set between 1 and 120 m / s, for example.
- the adhesion between inks can be enhanced even at a very high linear velocity of 50 to 120 m / min, which can be applied in a single-pass inkjet image forming method.
- the first ink is irradiated with actinic rays to cure and fix the first ink.
- the photopolymerizable compound contained in the first ink can be crosslinked or polymerized to cure and fix the first ink.
- the actinic ray applied to the first actinic ray curable ink applied to the recording medium can be ultraviolet rays from an LED light source. Specific examples include 395 nm, water-cooled LED, etc., manufactured by Phoseon Technology. As a general ultraviolet light source, a metal halide lamp can be mentioned. By using an LED as a light source, it is possible to suppress the ink from being melted by the radiant heat of the light source, that is, the occurrence of poor curing on the surface of the cured film of the ink.
- the actinic ray irradiation conditions can be appropriately set depending on the type of the first actinic ray curable ink.
- an LED light source having a maximum illuminance in the wavelength range of 385 to 410 nm has a maximum illuminance on the surface of the applied first ink of 0.5 to 10.0 W / cm 2 , more preferably 1 to 5 W / cm 2.
- the amount of light applied to the image is preferably less than 350 mJ / cm 2 .
- the maximum illuminance on the applied first ink surface may be adjusted by adjusting the maximum illuminance on the surface of the recording medium.
- the recording medium is transported at the same speed as that in the first step, thereby enabling efficient printing. Further, the subsequent steps may be performed at the same speed.
- the conveyance speed can be set, for example, within a range of 1 to 120 m / s, or may be a very high linear speed of 50 to 120 m / min that can be applied in a single-pass inkjet image forming method.
- the ink rapidly cools and gels, the photopolymerizable compound cannot be polymerized while the gelling agent is dissolved, and the deposited gelling agent is in the vicinity of the cured ink surface. Easy to localize.
- the affinity between the inks can be increased even at such a speed.
- a second actinic ray curable ink containing a photopolymerizable compound and a photoinitiator is further applied.
- the second actinic ray curable ink can be applied to the surface of the recording medium to which the first actinic ray curable ink is applied. Further, the second actinic ray curable ink can be applied to the upper surface of the cured first actinic ray curable ink.
- the method for applying the second actinic ray curable ink is not particularly limited.
- the second actinic ray curable ink can be applied by appropriately selecting from inkjet discharge, roll coating method, curtain flow method, spin coating method, air spray method, airless spray method and the like.
- Actinic light is irradiated to the 2nd ink.
- the second ink can be cured by crosslinking or polymerizing the photopolymerizable compound contained in the second ink.
- the actinic ray irradiation conditions can be appropriately set depending on the type of the second actinic ray curable ink. 385 to the maximum illumination intensity by using a LED light source having a maximum illuminance in a wavelength range of ⁇ 410 nm may be irradiated under conditions such that 0.5 ⁇ 10.0W / cm 2, a 120 W / cm of about a metal halide lamp Irradiation with an illuminance of about 200 to 300 mJ / cm 2 may be used.
- Actinic ray curable ink jet recording apparatuses include a line recording method (single pass recording method) exemplified in FIGS. 1 and 2 and a serial recording method exemplified in FIG.
- the line recording method is preferable from the viewpoint of high-speed recording, although it may be selected according to the required image resolution and recording speed.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a main part of a line recording type inkjet recording apparatus.
- Fig.1 (a) is a side view
- FIG.1 (b) is a top view.
- the inkjet recording apparatus 10 stores a head carriage 16 that houses a plurality of inkjet recording heads 14, an ink flow path 30 connected to the head carriage 16, and ink supplied through the ink flow path 30.
- An ink tank 31 a first actinic ray irradiation unit 18 that covers the entire width of the recording medium 12 and is disposed downstream of the head carriage 16 (in the conveyance direction of the recording medium);
- the second actinic ray curable ink discharge unit 40 disposed on the downstream side, the infrared irradiation unit 60 disposed on the downstream side of the second actinic ray curable ink discharge unit 40, and the second actinic ray curable type
- a second actinic ray irradiation unit 70 disposed on the downstream side of the ink discharge unit 40 and the infrared irradiation unit 60.
- the head carriage 16 is fixedly arranged so as to cover the entire width of the recording medium 12, and accommodates a plurality of inkjet recording heads 14 provided for each color to be applied.
- Ink is supplied to the ink jet recording head 14.
- the ink may be supplied directly or by an ink supply unit (not shown) from an ink cartridge (not shown) that is detachably attached to the inkjet recording apparatus 10.
- a plurality of inkjet recording heads 14 are arranged in the transport direction of the recording medium 12 for each color.
- the number of inkjet recording heads 14 arranged in the conveyance direction of the recording medium 12 is set according to the nozzle density of the inkjet recording head 14 and the resolution of the print image. For example, when an image having a resolution of 1440 dpi is formed using the inkjet recording head 14 having a droplet amount of 2 pl and a nozzle density of 360 dpi, the four inkjet recording heads 14 may be arranged so as to be shifted with respect to the conveyance direction of the recording medium 12. That's fine.
- the two ink jet recording heads 14 may be arranged in a shifted manner.
- dpi represents the number of ink droplets (dots) per 2.54 cm.
- the ink tank 31 is connected to the head carriage 16 via the ink flow path 30.
- the ink flow path 30 is a path for supplying the ink in the ink tank 31 to the head carriage 16.
- the ink in the ink tank 31, the ink flow path 30, the head carriage 16, and the ink jet recording head 14 is heated to a predetermined temperature to maintain the gel state.
- the first actinic ray irradiation unit 18 covers the entire width of the recording medium 12 and is disposed on the downstream side of the head carriage 16 in the recording medium conveyance direction.
- the first actinic ray irradiation unit 18 irradiates the droplets ejected by the inkjet recording head 14 and landed on the recording medium with light, thereby curing the droplets.
- the second actinic ray curable ink discharge unit 40 is fixedly disposed so as to cover the entire width of the recording medium 12, and includes an application port 42 for applying the second actinic ray curable ink to the recording medium.
- the application port 42 is supplied with the second actinic ray curable ink.
- the ink may be supplied directly or by an ink supply unit (not shown) from an ink cartridge (not shown) that is detachably attached to the inkjet recording apparatus 10.
- the ink tank 51 is connected to the second actinic ray curable ink discharge unit 40 via the ink flow path 50.
- the ink flow path 50 is a path for supplying the ink in the ink tank 51 to the second actinic ray curable ink discharge unit 40.
- the ink in the ink tank 51, the ink flow path 50, and the second actinic ray curable ink discharge unit 40 may be heated to a predetermined temperature to maintain a gel state. .
- the infrared irradiation unit 60 is arranged so as to cover the entire width of the recording medium 12.
- the infrared irradiation unit 60 is set to irradiate infrared rays so that at least the vicinity of the surface of the surface of the recording medium on which the cured and fixed first ink is cured and fixed can be heated.
- the second actinic ray curable ink Is ejected by the ejection unit 40 and landed on the recording medium, and then the infrared ray is irradiated while aligning to heat the cured and fixed first ink. As shown in FIG.
- the infrared irradiation unit 60 may be disposed on the downstream side of the second actinic ray curable ink discharge unit 40, or the first actinic ray irradiation unit 18 and the second actinic ray irradiation unit 18. You may arrange
- the infrared irradiation unit 60 may be installed between the first actinic ray irradiation unit 18 and the second actinic ray curable ink discharge unit 40. At this time, irradiation conditions for heating the first ink are set so that the first ink cured and fixed at the time of the subsequent second actinic ray irradiation is sufficiently heated. At this time, it can be set so that at least the surface of the first ink is heated.
- the second actinic ray irradiation unit 70 covers the entire width of the recording medium 12 and is disposed on the downstream side of the second actinic ray curable ink discharge unit 40 and the infrared irradiation unit 60 in the conveyance direction of the recording medium.
- the second actinic ray irradiating unit 70 irradiates the droplets ejected by the second actinic ray curable ink ejecting unit 40 and landed on the recording medium to cure the droplets.
- the means for heating the cured and fixed first ink is not limited to the infrared irradiation unit 60.
- heat may be conducted to the surface of the first ink by heating from the back side of the recording medium by a heating unit 19 such as a heater disposed on the lower surface of the recording medium 12.
- a heating unit 19 such as a heater disposed on the lower surface of the recording medium 12.
- the second actinic radiation curable ink may be heated (heating unit 19a) before the second actinic radiation curable ink is discharged.
- the second actinic ray irradiation unit 70 may be heated when the second actinic ray curable ink is cured (heating unit 19c).
- FIG. 3 is a top view illustrating an example of a configuration of a main part of the serial recording type inkjet recording apparatus 20.
- the inkjet recording apparatus 20 includes a plurality of inkjet recording heads that are narrower than the entire width of the recording medium, instead of the head carriage 16 that is fixedly arranged so as to cover the entire width of the recording medium. 1 or 2 except that it includes a head carriage 26 that accommodates 24 and a guide portion 27 for moving the head carriage 26 in the width direction of the recording medium 12.
- an ink droplet is ejected from the inkjet recording head 24 accommodated in the head carriage 26 while the head carriage 26 moves in the width direction of the recording medium 12 along the guide portion 27.
- the recording medium 12 is fed in the transport direction.
- the first actinic ray irradiation unit 28 cures the first ink.
- the second actinic radiation curable ink is ejected from the second actinic radiation curable ink ejecting section 40, and the second actinic radiation irradiating section 70 is in a state where the first ink is heated. Cure the ink.
- the first ink may be heated by the infrared irradiation unit 60 as in FIG. 1, or the first ink may be heated by the heating unit 19 as in FIG. 2. Except for these operations, an image can be recorded in substantially the same manner as the above-described line recording type inkjet recording apparatus 10.
- Actinic ray curable inks of Examples and Comparative Examples were prepared with the following components.
- Pigment Black 7 (Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, MA7): 20 parts by mass
- Titanium oxide made by Ishihara Sangyo Co., Ltd., CR-EL: 41 parts by mass
- the ink supply system was composed of an ink tank, an ink flow path, a sub ink tank immediately before the ink jet recording head, a pipe with a filter, and a piezo head.
- four piezo heads with a resolution of 360 dpi were arranged in the transport direction to obtain a recording resolution of 1440 ⁇ 1440 dpi.
- the ink was heated to 100 ° C. from the ink tank to the head part. Further, a voltage was applied to the piezo head so that the amount of each droplet was 3 pl, and a monochromatic solid image was formed.
- the ink was cured by irradiating light with a wavelength of 395 nm from a water-cooled LED lamp manufactured by Heraeus.
- the distance from the LED lamp surface to the recording medium surface was 50 mm.
- the maximum illuminance on the surface of the recording medium was 3.5 W / cm 2 and the conveyance speed of the recording medium was 60 m / min.
- the amount of light irradiated was 400 mJ / cm 2 .
- the distance from the LED lamp surface to the recording medium surface is 10 mm (at this time, the maximum illuminance on the recording medium surface is 6 W / cm 2 ), and when the conveyance speed of the recording medium is 30 m / min, Also went.
- the measurement of the amount of light was carried out with a UV integrated light meter C9536, H9958 manufactured by Hamamatsu Photonics.
- the droplet volume is 40 pl using one piezo head having a resolution of 360 dpi on the solid print cured and fixed.
- a voltage was applied to the piezo head to form a solid image, which was used as each sample.
- surface heating was performed at 80% output using an IR dryer manufactured by BALDWIN: GraphiSet 4 (GS4), and then the surface of the image was measured using a metal halide lamp lamp 120 W / cm manufactured by GS Yuasa.
- the second ink was cured by irradiation with light having a maximum illuminance of 280 mW / cm 2 .
- the conveyance speed of the recording medium was 30 m / min.
- the amount of light irradiated was 350 mJ / cm 2 .
- a sample cured by UV without irradiating IR was also prepared.
- sample evaluation The prepared samples were evaluated for wettability, adhesion and curability as follows.
- Adhesion 6 grid cuts are made at 1 mm intervals in the solid image area of the second ink by making a grid of 25 mm, and 3M Cellotape (registered trademark) is pasted on the surface, and the vertical direction The image was peeled off and the remaining image was counted.
- 3M Cellotape registered trademark
- Pencil hardness The solid image portion (100% printed portion) was left for 24 hours in an environment of 25 ° C. and 60% RH. Thereafter, the pencil hardness of the surface was measured according to JIS-K-5400. Evaluation was performed according to the following criteria. ⁇ : Pencil hardness 2H or more ⁇ : Pencil hardness B, F, H X: Pencil hardness 2B or less
- the photopolymerizable compound contained in the first ink has a molecular weight of 280 to 1500 and a ClogP value of 4.0 to 7.0, which is 10 to 40% by mass relative to the total mass of the first ink.
- a ClogP value 10 to 40% by mass relative to the total mass of the first ink.
- samples Nos. 15 to 18, 21 to 24, 27 to 30, and 33 to 36 formed with an ink using a (meth) acrylate compound 81.3% (13/16) of the image had an adhesion of 25 ( It was a perfect score.
- the first actinic ray curable ink contains 5% by mass or more of the gelling agent (Sample Nos. 1 and 2)
- good results are obtained in the wettability, adhesion, and curability of the second ink.
- the gelling agent contained in the first ink was too much, so that the gelling agent in the vicinity of the surface was not sufficiently compatible with the photopolymerizable compound even by heating.
- the second actinic ray curable ink contains a gelling agent (Sample No. 3)
- the adhesion and curability of the second actinic ray curable ink were lowered. This is presumably because the adhesion with the first ink was deteriorated and the curability was deteriorated by the gelling agent excessively deposited because the second ink contains 5.0% by mass or more of the gelling agent.
- the second ink was not heated by infrared irradiation before curing (Sample Nos. 4 to 12), the ink wettability and adhesion were insufficient. This is probably because the gelling agent deposited in the vicinity of the surface of the first ink is not compatible with the photopolymerizable compound and inhibits the adhesion of the second ink.
- the method of the present invention is suitable for forming an image having excellent adhesion between the first ink and the second ink.
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[1]色材、ゲル化剤、光重合性化合物および光開始剤を含有し、温度により可逆的にゾルゲル相転移する第1の活性光線硬化型インクを記録媒体に付与する第1の工程と、前記第1のインクに活性光線を照射し前記第1のインクを硬化定着させる第2の工程と、光重合性化合物および光開始剤を含有する第2の活性光線硬化型インクをさらに付与する第3の工程と、前記第2のインクに活性光線を照射する第4の工程と、をこの順番で行う画像形成方法において、前記第1の活性光線硬化型インクは、インク全体の質量に対して0.5~5.0質量%のゲル化剤を含有し、前記第2の活性光線硬化型インクは、インク全体の質量に対して5.0質量%未満のゲル化剤を含有し、前記第4の工程は、前記硬化定着した第1のインクが加熱された状態で行う、画像形成方法。
[2]前記ゲル化剤は、下記一般式(G1)および(G2)で表される化合物うちの少なくとも一種の化合物である、[1]に記載の方法。
一般式(G1):R1-CO-R2
一般式(G2):R3-COO-R4
(式中、R1~R4は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数12以上の直鎖部分を含む炭化水素基を表す。)
[3]前記光重合性化合物は、前記第1のインク全体の質量に対し10~40質量%の、分子量が280~1500でありClogP値が4.0~7.0である(メタ)アクリレート化合物を含有する、[1]または[2]に記載の方法。
[4]前記第2の工程は、385~410nmの波長域に最高照度をもつLED光源を用いて前記活性光線を照射し、前記付与された第1のインクの表面での最高照度は0.5~5.0w/cm2である、[1]~[3]のいずれかに記載の方法。
[5]前記第1の工程は、インクジェット記録ヘッドのノズルから前記第1の活性光線硬化型インクを前記記録媒体上に吐出することによって行う、[1]~[4]のいずれかに記載の方法。
[6]前記第1の工程は、シングルパスで行う、[5]に記載の方法。
[7]少なくとも前記第2の工程は、線速50~120m/minの速度で前記記録媒体を移動させながら行う、[1]~[6]のいずれかに記載の方法。
[8]前記第2のインクは、実質的に色材を含まない、[1]~[7]のいずれかに記載の方法。
[9]前記第2のインクは、白色顔料を含有する、[1]~[7]のいずれかに記載の方法。
[10]前記硬化定着した第1のインクを加熱する工程をさらに含む、[1]~[9]のいずれかに記載の方法。
[11]前記加熱する工程は、前記第2の工程と前記第3の工程との間に行われる、[10]に記載の方法。
[12]前記加熱する工程は、前記第3の工程と前記第4の工程との間に行われる、[10]に記載の方法。
[13]前記硬化定着した第1のインクを加熱する工程は、前記硬化定着した第1のインクの表面に赤外線を照射する工程である、[1]~[12]のいずれかに記載の方法。
本発明に係る第1の活性光線硬化型インクは、記録媒体に付与して画像を形成するために用いることができる。第1の活性光線硬化型インクは、色材、ゲル化剤、光重合性化合物および光開始剤を含有し、温度により可逆的にゾルゲル相転移するインクである。
第1のインクに含まれるゲル化剤は、インクを温度により可逆的にゾルゲル相転移させる機能を有する。ゲル化剤は、ゲル化温度よりも高い温度で光重合性化合物に溶解できるとよく、また、ゲル化温度以下の温度でインク中で結晶化できるとよい。第2のインクもゲル化剤を含んでいてもよく、このとき、第1のインクと第2のインクとには、同じ種類のゲル化剤が含まれていてもよいし、互いに異なる種類のゲル化剤が含まれていてもよい。第2のインクは、ゲル化剤を含まなくてもよい。
このようなゲル化剤の例には、
脂肪族ケトン化合物;
脂肪族エステル化合物;
パラフィンワックス、マイクロクリスタリンワックス、ペトロラクタム等の石油系ワックス;
キャンデリラワックス、カルナウバワックス、ライスワックス、木ロウ、ホホバ油、ホホバ固体ロウ、およびホホバエステル等の植物系ワックス;
ミツロウ、ラノリンおよび鯨ロウ等の動物系ワックス;
モンタンワックス、および水素化ワックス等の鉱物系ワックス;
硬化ヒマシ油または硬化ヒマシ油誘導体;
モンタンワックス誘導体、パラフィンワックス誘導体、マイクロクリスタリンワックス誘導体またはポリエチレンワックス誘導体等の変性ワックス;
ベヘン酸、アラキジン酸、ステアリン酸、パルミチン酸、ミリスチン酸、ラウリン酸、オレイン酸、およびエルカ酸等の高級脂肪酸;
ステアリルアルコール、ベヘニルアルコール等の高級アルコール;
12-ヒドロキシステアリン酸等のヒドロキシステアリン酸;
12-ヒドロキシステアリン酸誘導体;ラウリン酸アミド、ステアリン酸アミド、ベヘン酸アミド、オレイン酸アミド、エルカ酸アミド、リシノール酸アミド、12-ヒドロキシステアリン酸アミド等の脂肪酸アミド(例えば日本化成社製 ニッカアマイドシリーズ、伊藤製油社製 ITOWAXシリーズ、花王社製 FATTYAMIDシリーズ等);
N-ステアリルステアリン酸アミド、N-オレイルパルミチン酸アミド等のN-置換脂肪酸アミド;
N,N'-エチレンビスステアリルアミド、N,N'-エチレンビス-12-ヒドロキシステアリルアミド、およびN,N'-キシリレンビスステアリルアミド等の特殊脂肪酸アミド;
ドデシルアミン、テトラデシルアミンまたはオクタデシルアミンなどの高級アミン;
ステアリルステアリン酸、オレイルパルミチン酸、グリセリン脂肪酸エステル、ソルビタン脂肪酸エステル、プロピレングリコール脂肪酸エステル、エチレングリコール脂肪酸エステル、ポリオキシエチレン脂肪酸エステル等の脂肪酸エステル化合物(例えば日本エマルジョン社製 EMALLEXシリーズ、理研ビタミン社製 リケマールシリーズ、理研ビタミン社製 ポエムシリーズ等);
ステアロアミドエチルステアレート(日本化成社製、スリエイドS)
ショ糖ステアリン酸、ショ糖パルミチン酸等のショ糖脂肪酸のエステル(例えばリョートーシュガーエステルシリーズ 三菱化学フーズ社製);
ポリエチレンワックス、α-オレフィン無水マレイン酸共重合体ワックス等の合成ワックス(Baker-Petrolite社製 UNILINシリーズ等);
ダイマー酸;
ダイマージオール(CRODA社製 PRIPORシリーズ等);
ステアリン酸イヌリン等の脂肪酸イヌリン;
パルミチン酸デキストリン、ミリスチン酸デキストリン等の脂肪酸デキストリン(千葉製粉社製 レオパールシリーズ等);
ベヘン酸エイコサン二酸グリセリル;
ベヘン酸エイコサンポリグリセリル(日清オイリオ社製 ノムコートシリーズ等);
N-ラウロイル-L-グルタミン酸ジブチルアミド、N-(2-エチルヘキサノイル)-L-グルタミン酸ジブチルアミド等のアミド化合物(味の素ファインテクノより入手可能);
1,3:2,4-ビス-O-ベンジリデン-D-グルシトール(ゲルオールD 新日本理化より入手可能)等のジベンジリデンソルビトール類;
特開2005-126507号公報、特開2005-255821号公報および特開2010-111790号公報に記載の低分子オイルゲル化剤;等が含まれる。
一般式(G1):R1-CO-R2
一般式(G2):R3-COO-R4
一般式(G1)および(G2)中、R1~R4は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数12以上の直鎖部分を有するアルキル基を表す。R1~R4は、分岐部分を有していてもよい。
第1のインクおよび第2のインクに含まれる光重合性化合物は、活性光線を照射されることにより架橋または重合する化合物である。活性光線は、例えば電子線、紫外線、α線、γ線、およびエックス線等であり、好ましくは紫外線である。光重合性化合物は、ラジカル重合性化合物またはカチオン重合性化合物であり得る。好ましくはラジカル重合性化合物である。第1のインクと第2のインクとには、同じ種類の光重合性化合物が含まれていてもよいし、互いに異なる種類の光重合性化合物が含まれていてもよい。
ソフトウェアパッケージ2:Chem Draw Ultra ver.8.0.(2003年4月、CambridgeSoft Corporation,USA)
3PO変性トリメチロールプロパントリアクリレートPhotomer 4072(分子量471、ClogP4.90、Cognis社製)、
3PO変性トリメチロールプロパントリアクリレートMiramer M360(分子量471、ClogP4.90、Miwon社製)
等が含まれる。
トリシクロデカンジメタノールジアクリレート NKエステルA-DCP(分子量304、ClogP4.69)、
トリシクロデカンジメタノールジメタクリレート NKエステルDCP(分子量332、ClogP5.12)
等が含まれる。
第1のインクおよび第2のインクに含まれる光開始剤(光重合開始剤)は、光重合性化合物がラジカル重合性化合物を含むときはラジカル重合開始剤、光重合性化合物がカチオン重合性化合物を含むときは光酸発生剤とすることができる。
第1のインクに含まれる色材は、染料または顔料でありうる。インクの構成成分に対して良好な分散性を有し、かつ耐候性に優れることから、顔料がより好ましい。第2のインクが色材を含んでいてもよく、このとき、第1のインクと第2のインクとには、同じ種類の色材が含まれていてもよいし、互いに異なる種類の色材が含まれていてもよい。
KET Yellow 401、402、403、404、405、406、416、424、KET Orange 501、KET Red 301、302、303、304、305、306、307、308、309、310、336、337、338、346、KET Blue 101、102、103、104、105、106、111、118、124、KET Green 201(大日本インキ化学製);
Colortex Yellow 301、314、315、316、P-624、314、U10GN、U3GN、UNN、UA-414、U263、Finecol Yellow T-13、T-05、Pigment Yellow1705、Colortex Orange 202、Colortex Red101、103、115、116、D3B、P-625、102、H-1024、105C、UFN、UCN、UBN、U3BN、URN、UGN、UG276、U456、U457、105C、USN、Colortex Maroon601、Colortex BrownB610N、Colortex Violet600、Pigment Red 122、Colortex Blue516、517、518、519、A818、P-908、510、Colortex Green402、403、Colortex Black 702、U905(山陽色素製);
Lionol Yellow1405G、Lionol Blue FG7330、FG7350、FG7400G、FG7405G、ES、ESP-S(東洋インキ製)、
Toner Magenta E02、Permanent RubinF6B、Toner Yellow HG、Permanent Yellow GG-02、Hostapeam BlueB2G(ヘキストインダストリ製);
Novoperm P-HG、Hostaperm Pink E、Hostaperm Blue B2G(クラリアント製);
カーボンブラック#2600、#2400、#2350、#2200、#1000、#990、#980、#970、#960、#950、#850、MCF88、#750、#650、MA600、MA7、MA8、MA11、MA100、MA100R、MA77、#52、#50、#47、#45、#45L、#40、#33、#32、#30、#25、#20、#10、#5、#44、CF9(三菱化学製)などが挙げられる。
また、白色顔料として、酸化チタン(特にルチル型の二酸化チタン)を用いることもできる。
第1のインクおよび第2のインクには、必要に応じて他の成分がさらに含まれていてもよい。他の成分は、各種添加剤や他の樹脂等であってよい。添加剤の例には、界面活性剤、増感助剤、レベリング添加剤、マット剤、紫外線吸収剤、赤外線吸収剤、抗菌剤、インクの保存安定性を高めるための塩基性化合物等も含まれる。塩基性化合物の例には、塩基性アルカリ金属化合物、塩基性アルカリ土類金属化合物、アミンなどの塩基性有機化合物などが含まれる。他の樹脂の例には、硬化膜の物性を調整するための樹脂などが含まれ、例えばポリエステル系樹脂、ポリウレタン系樹脂、ビニル系樹脂、アクリル系樹脂、ゴム系樹脂、およびワックス類等が含まれる。
また、第2のインクには、コーティングの質感を高めるため、ナノ粒子などが含まれていてもよい。
第1のインクとして用いられる活性光線硬化型インクは、温度により可逆的にゾルゲル相転移する。なお、以下に第1のインクの物性について記載するが、第2のインクがゲル化剤を含み、インクジェット記録ヘッドから第2のインクを吐出する場合は、第2のインクも同様の物性を有していてもよい。ゾルゲル相転移する活性光線硬化型インクは、高温(例えば80℃程度)では液体(ゾル)であるため、インクジェット記録ヘッドから吐出する場合に、ゾル状態で吐出することができる。高温下で活性光線硬化型インクを吐出すると、インク液滴(ドット)が記録媒体に着弾した後、自然冷却されてゲル化する。これにより、隣り合うドット同士の合一を抑制し、画質を高めることができる。
第1の活性光線硬化型インクは、色材、ゲル化剤、光重合性化合物および光開始剤に、必要に応じて添加するその他の成分を、加熱下、混合して得られる。一部の光重合性化合物に色材(特に顔料)を分散させた顔料分散剤を用意し、顔料分散材と、他のインク成分と混合してもよい。得られたインクは、所定のフィルターで濾過することが好ましい。
(画像形成方法)
本発明の画像形成方法は、少なくとも以下の4工程を含む。
(1)第1の活性光線硬化型インクを記録媒体に付与する第1の工程
(2)前記第1のインクに活性光線を照射し前記第1のインクを硬化定着させる第2の工程
(3)第2の活性光線硬化型インクをさらに付与する第3の工程
(4)前記第2のインクに活性光線を照射する第4の工程
色材、ゲル化剤、光重合性化合物および光開始剤を含有し、温度により可逆的にゾルゲル相転移する第1の活性光線硬化型インクを記録媒体に付与する。第1のインクを付与する方法は特に限定されない。たとえば、インクジェット記録装置を用いて第1の活性光線硬化型インクの液滴を記録媒体上に吐出することにより、インクを付与することができる。
前記第1のインクに活性光線を照射し、第1のインクを硬化定着させる。このとき、第1の活性光線硬化型インクに活性光線を照射することで、第1のインクに含有される光重合性化合物を架橋または重合させ、第1のインクを硬化定着させることができる。
光重合性化合物および光開始剤を含有する第2の活性光線硬化型インクをさらに付与する。第2の活性光線硬化型インクは、記録媒体の、前記第1の活性光線硬化型インクを付与した面に付与することができる。さらには、第2の活性光線硬化型インクは、硬化させた第1の活性光線硬化型インクの上面に付与することができる。第2の活性光線硬化型インクを付与する方法は、特に限定されない。たとえば、インクジェット吐出、ロールコート法やカーテンフロー法、スピンコート法、エアースプレー法、エアーレススプレー法などから適宜選択して、第2の活性光線硬化型インクを付与することができる。
第2のインクに活性光線を照射する。第2の活性光線硬化型インクに活性光線を照射することで、第2のインクに含有される光重合性化合物を架橋または重合させて第2のインクを硬化させることができる。
本発明の画像形成方法は、活性光線硬化型インクジェット方式のインクジェット記録装置を用いて行うことができる。活性光線硬化型インクジェット方式のインクジェット記録装置には、図1および図2に例示するライン記録方式(シングルパス記録方式)のものと、図3に例示するシリアル記録方式のものと、がある。求められる画像の解像度や記録速度に応じて選択されればよいが、高速記録の観点では、ライン記録方式(シングルパス記録方式)が好ましい。
[ClogP値が4.0~7.0の(メタ)アクリレート化合物]
Miramer M360(Miwon社製):トリメチロールプロパン3PO変性トリアクリレート(分子量471、ClogP値4.90)
Miramer M166(Miwon社製):ノニルフェノール8EO変性アクリレート(分子量626、ClogP値6.42)
NKエステルDOD-N(新中村化学社製):1,10-デカンジオールジメタクリレート(分子量310、ClogP値5.75)
NKエステルA-DCP(新中村化学社製):トリシクロデカンジメタノールジアクリレート(分子量304、ClogP値4.69)
[その他の光重合性化合物]
NKエステルAPG-100(新中村化学社製):ジプロピレングリコールジアクリレート
STA(大阪有機社製):オクタデシルアクリレート(分子量325、融点30℃)
NKエステルA-TMM-3L(新中村化学社製):テトラメチロールメタントリアクリレート
SR355(Sartomer社製):ジトリメチロールプロパンテトラアクリレート
GENOMER3414(RAHN社製):ポリエステルアクリレート
SR230(Sartomer社製):ジエチレングリコールジアクリレート
NKエステルA-9550(新中村化学社製):ジペンタエリスリトールポリアクリレート
ETERCURE6234(長興化学):エポキシアクリレートオリゴマー
OTA480(ダイセルサイテック社製):グリセリンプロポキシアクリレート
NKエステルA-9300(新中村化学社製):イソシアヌレートトリアクリレート(分子量423、融点53℃)
ニッサンエレクトール(登録商標) WEP-2(日油社製):エステルワックス融点60℃
カオーワックスT1(花王社製):ジステアリルケトン
ユニスター M-9676(日油社製):ステアリン酸ステアリル
ニッサンエレクトール(登録商標) WEP-4(日油社製):エステルワックス融点70℃
スリエイドS(日本化成社製):ステアロアミドエチルステアレート
BYK-307(BYK社製)
IRGACURE 819(BASF社製)
DETX(Lambson社製)
IRGACURE 369(BASF社製)
IRGACURE 907(BASF社製)
Speedcure EHA(Lambson社製) 3級アミン化合物
(重合禁止剤)
Irgastab UV-10(チバ社製)
(その他)
NANOBYK-3601(BYK社製)アルミナナノ粒子、固形分30%、溶媒:トリプロピレングリコールジアクリレート
以下に示す2種の化合物を、ステンレスビーカーに入れた。これを65℃のホットプレート上で加熱しながら1時間加熱攪拌した。
EFKA4130(BASF社製): 9質量部
ジプロピレングリコールジアクリレート (APG-100、新中村化学社製 分子量242): 71質量部
Pigment Black 7(三菱化学社製、MA7): 20質量部
以下に示す2種の化合物をステンレスビーカーに入れ、65℃のホットプレート上で加熱しながら1時間加熱攪拌溶解した。
EFKA4130(BASF社製): 9質量部
ジプロピレングリコールジアクリレート (APG-100、新中村化学社製 分子量242): 50質量部
酸化チタン(石原産業社製、CR-EL): 41質量部
下記表1に示す組成比で各化合物を混合し、混合液を80℃で加熱攪拌しゾルゲル相転移する第1の活性光線硬化型インクA-1~A-6を作成した。得られたインクを加熱下、ADVANTEC社製テフロン(登録商標)3μmメンブランフィルターで濾過した。同様に、下記表1に示す組成比で各化合物を混合し、混合液を50℃で加熱攪拌し後から付与する活性光線硬化型インクを作成した。その後同様に、ADVANTEC社製テフロン(登録商標)3μmメンブランフィルターで濾過した。表1における成分の単位は質量部である。
同様に、下記表2に示す組成比で各化合物を混合し、混合液を50℃で加熱攪拌し第2の活性光線硬化型インクB-1~B-4を作成した。その後同様に、ADVANTEC社製テフロン(登録商標)3μmメンブランフィルターで濾過した。表2における成分の単位は質量部である。
表1に記載の各インクA-1からA-6のいずれかを、ピエゾ型インクジェットノズルを備えたインクジェット記録ヘッドを有するインクジェット記録装置に装填した。この装置から、A4サイズのコート紙(OKトップコート;王子製紙社製)にインクを吐出し、ベタ画像を作成した。
作成した試料について、濡れ性、密着性および硬化性を、下記のように評価した。
第2のインクのベタ画像部に白ヌケ(弾きによる未塗布部分)があるかを目視で確認した。評価は下記の基準で行った。
○:白ヌケは無かった
△:1、2箇所の白ヌケがあるが、実用上問題ないレベルだった
×:白ヌケが多数発生していた
第2のインクのベタ画像部に、カッターにより1mm間隔で6本の格子切り込みを入れ25升の碁盤目を作成し、その表面に3M社製セロテープ(登録商標)を貼り付け、垂直方向に引きはがし、画像の付着残をカウントした。
ベタ画像部(100%印字部)を、25℃・60%RHの環境下に24時間放置した。その後、JIS-K-5400に準じて表面の鉛筆硬度を測定した。評価は下記の基準で行った。
○:鉛筆硬度2H以上
△:鉛筆硬度B、F、H
×:鉛筆硬度2B以下
12 記録媒体
14、24 インクジェット記録ヘッド
16、26 ヘッドキャリッジ
18、28 第1の活性光線照射部
19 加熱部
27 ガイド部
40 第2の活性光線硬化型インク吐出部
60 赤外線照射部
70 第2の活性光線照射部
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- 色材、ゲル化剤、光重合性化合物および光開始剤を含有し、温度により可逆的にゾルゲル相転移する第1の活性光線硬化型インクを記録媒体に付与する第1の工程と、
該第1のインクに活性光線を照射し、該第1のインクを硬化定着させる第2の工程と、
光重合性化合物および光開始剤を含有する第2の活性光線硬化型インクをさらに付与する第3の工程と、
該第2のインクに活性光線を照射する第4の工程と、
をこの順番で行う画像形成方法であって、
該第1の活性光線硬化型インクは、インク全体の質量に対して0.5~5.0質量%のゲル化剤を含有し、
該第2の活性光線硬化型インクは、インク全体の質量に対して5.0質量%未満のゲル化剤を含有し、
該第4の工程は、該硬化定着した第1のインクが加熱された状態で行う、画像形成方法。 - 前記第1のインクまたは第2のインクが含有する前記ゲル化剤は、下記一般式(G1)および(G2)で表される化合物うちの少なくとも一種の化合物である、請求項1に記載の方法。
一般式(G1):R1-CO-R2
一般式(G2):R3-COO-R4
(式中、R1~R4は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数12以上の直鎖部分を含む炭化水素基を表す。) - 前記光重合性化合物は、前記第1のインク全体の質量に対し10~40質量%の、分子量が280~1500でありClogP値が4.0~7.0である(メタ)アクリレート化合物を含有する、請求項1又は2に記載の方法。
- 前記第2の工程は、385~410nmの波長域に最高照度をもつLED光源を用いて前記活性光線を照射し、前記付与された第1のインクの表面での最高照度は0.5~5.0w/cm2である、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の工程は、インクジェット記録ヘッドのノズルから前記第1の活性光線硬化型インクを前記記録媒体上に吐出することによって行う、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の工程は、シングルパスで行う、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも前記第2の工程は、線速50~120m/minの速度で前記記録媒体を移動させながら行う、請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記第2のインクは、実質的に色材を含まない、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記第2のインクは、白色顔料を含有する、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記硬化定着した第1のインクを加熱する工程をさらに含む、請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記加熱する工程は、前記第2の工程と前記第3の工程との間に行われる、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記加熱する工程は、前記第3の工程と前記第4の工程との間に行われる、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記硬化定着した第1のインクを加熱する工程は、前記硬化定着した第1のインクの表面に赤外線を照射する工程である、請求項1~12のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
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