WO2017126439A1 - 活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクおよびインクジェット記録方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an actinic ray curable inkjet ink and an inkjet recording method.
- the image forming method by the ink jet recording method is a method of forming an image by ejecting ink supplied from an ink tank through a flow path from a recording head for ejection.
- the ink jet recording method is used for forming various images because an image can be formed easily and inexpensively.
- One of the inks used in the ink jet recording system is actinic ray curable ink jet ink. Since the actinic ray curable inkjet ink contains a photopolymerizable compound in addition to the color material, the ink component can be cured by irradiating an actinic ray such as ultraviolet rays to polymerize the photopolymerizable compound.
- an image is formed using an actinic ray curable inkjet ink, compared to a solvent-based ink composition, it is easier to fix the ejected ink and images with less bleeding can be formed on various recording media.
- an ultraviolet curable inkjet ink containing a gelling agent has been developed.
- a technique for forming a higher-quality image by preventing ink from being mixed with dots and causing dot coalescence is investigated by landing ink on a recording medium and gelling ink droplets.
- a hot melt ink composition containing a crystalline substance and a crystallization retarder in addition to a gelling agent is known (Patent Document 1).
- the crystalline substance increases the strength of the ink cured on the recording medium, it may affect the image quality. Therefore, the addition of a crystallization retarder reduces the crystallization speed and improves the image quality. Yes.
- the crystallization retarder used in the hot melt ink composition is not a substance for suppressing crystallization of the gelling agent.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a printed material with good image quality even when the central temperature at which good image quality is obtained is in an appropriate range and the substrate temperature fluctuates to high and low temperatures. It is an object of the present invention to provide an actinic ray curable inkjet ink that can be used.
- the first of the present invention relates to an actinic ray curable inkjet ink.
- An actinic radiation curable inkjet ink comprising an actinic radiation curable compound and a gelling agent, wherein the gelling agent contains at least one alkyl group having 15 to 26 carbon atoms, and the activity
- the photocurable ink-jet ink contains a crystal nucleating agent, and the crystal nucleating agent has a (poly) glycerin skeleton and an alkyl group having 15 or more carbon atoms bonded to the (poly) glycerin skeleton
- Poly) glycerin fatty acid ester compound A is contained, and the content of the (poly) glycerin fatty acid ester compound A is 1.0% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less based on the total mass of the gelling agent.
- An actinic radiation curable inkjet ink [2] The actinic ray according to [1], wherein the difference between the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group of the gelling agent and the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group of the compound A is 2 or less A curable inkjet ink. [3] The activity according to [1] or [2], wherein the gelling agent is 1% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less based on the total mass of the actinic ray curable inkjet ink. Light curable inkjet ink.
- the second aspect of the present invention relates to the following inkjet recording method.
- [4] A step of ejecting the actinic radiation curable inkjet ink according to any one of [1] to [3] onto a recording medium, irradiating the ink ejected onto the recording medium with actinic rays, And a step of curing the ink.
- the center temperature at which good image quality is obtained is in an appropriate range, and the substrate temperature is changed to a high temperature and a low temperature side.
- an actinic ray curable inkjet ink capable of obtaining a printed matter with good image quality is provided.
- Crystal nuclei generated over the energy barrier necessary for crystal nucleation enter the crystal growth process That is a process in which the gelling agent present in the melt (or in the solution) collides with the crystal surface and is taken into the crystal.
- the crystal nucleating agent if a crystal nucleating agent is present in the solution or melt, the crystal nucleating agent is adsorbed on the crystal growth surface of the gelling agent, thereby inhibiting the crystal growth of the gelling agent and Compared with growth, it relatively promotes crystal nucleation, so it can inhibit the coarsening of the gel of the gelling agent and can achieve printing with stable image quality regardless of the substrate temperature. It is thought that it became.
- Actinic ray curable inkjet ink contains an actinic ray curable compound, a gelling agent, and a crystal nucleating agent.
- the actinic ray curable compound is a photopolymerizable compound that is crosslinked or polymerized by actinic rays.
- the actinic rays are, for example, electron beams, ultraviolet rays, ⁇ rays, ⁇ rays, and X-rays, and preferably ultraviolet rays and electron beams.
- the actinic ray curable compound is a radical polymerizable compound or a cationic polymerizable compound, and is preferably a radical polymerizable compound.
- the radical polymerizable compound is a compound (monomer, oligomer, polymer or mixture thereof) having an ethylenically unsaturated bond capable of radical polymerization.
- a radically polymerizable compound may be used independently and may be used in combination of 2 or more type.
- 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 radically polymerizable compound is preferably an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester compound, and more preferably (meth) acrylate.
- the (meth) acrylate compound may be not only a monomer described later, but also an oligomer, a mixture of a monomer and an oligomer, a modified product, an oligomer having a polymerizable functional group, and the like.
- Examples of (meth) acrylates include isoamyl (meth) acrylate, stearyl (meth) acrylate, lauryl (meth) acrylate, octyl (meth) acrylate, decyl (meth) acrylate, isomyristyl (meth) acrylate, isostearyl (meth) Acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl-diglycol (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (meth) acryloyloxyethyl hexahydrophthalic acid, butoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, ethoxydiethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, Methoxydiethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, methoxypropylene glycol (meth) acrylate, phenoxyethyl (meta Acrylate, t
- (meth) acrylate is stearyl (meth) acrylate, lauryl (meth) acrylate, isostearyl (meth) acrylate, ethoxydiethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, isobornyl (meth) acrylate, tetraethylene glycol di ( (Meth) acrylate, glycerin propoxytri (meth) acrylate and the like are preferable.
- (Meth) acrylate may be a modified product.
- modified products include ethylene oxide-modified (meth) acrylates such as ethylene oxide-modified trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate and ethylene oxide-modified pentaerythritol tetraacrylate; caprolactone modifications such as caprolactone-modified trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate (Meth) acrylates; and caprolactam-modified (meth) acrylates such as caprolactam-modified dipentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate.
- the actinic ray curable compound is ethylene oxide-modified (meth) acrylate.
- Examples of ethylene oxide modified (meth) acrylate include 4EO modified hexanediol diacrylate CD561, 3EO modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate SR454, 6EO modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate SR499, 4EO modified pentaerythritol tetraacrylate SR494 manufactured by Sartomer; Shin-Nakamura Chemical Polyethylene Glycol Diacrylate NK Ester A-400, Polyethylene Glycol Diacrylate NK Ester A-600, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate NK Ester 9G, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate NK Ester 14G; Tetraethylene from Osaka Organic Chemical Co., Ltd.
- the (meth) acrylate may be a polymerizable oligomer, and examples of such a polymerizable oligomer include an epoxy (meth) acrylate oligomer, an aliphatic urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer, and an aromatic urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer. , Polyester (meth) acrylate oligomers, linear (meth) acrylic oligomers, and the like.
- the cationically polymerizable compound can be an epoxy compound, a vinyl ether compound, an oxetane compound, or the like.
- a cationically polymerizable compound may be used independently and may be used in combination of 2 or more type.
- the epoxy compound is an aromatic epoxide, an alicyclic epoxide, an aliphatic epoxide, or the like, and an aromatic epoxide or an alicyclic epoxide is preferable in order to increase curability.
- the aromatic epoxide may be a di- or polyglycidyl ether obtained by reacting a polyhydric phenol or an alkylene oxide adduct thereof with epichlorohydrin.
- examples of the polyhydric phenol to be reacted or its alkylene oxide adduct include bisphenol A or its alkylene oxide adduct.
- the alkylene oxide in the alkylene oxide adduct can be ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and the like.
- the alicyclic epoxide can be a cycloalkane oxide-containing compound obtained by epoxidizing a cycloalkane-containing compound with an oxidizing agent such as hydrogen peroxide or peracid.
- the cycloalkane in the cycloalkane oxide-containing compound can be cyclohexene or cyclopentene.
- the aliphatic epoxide can be a di- or polyglycidyl ether obtained by reacting an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol or an alkylene oxide adduct thereof with epichlorohydrin.
- the aliphatic polyhydric alcohol include ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, alkylene glycol such as 1,6-hexanediol, and the like.
- the alkylene oxide in the alkylene oxide adduct can be ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and the like.
- vinyl ether compounds include ethyl vinyl ether, n-butyl vinyl ether, isobutyl vinyl ether, octadecyl vinyl ether, cyclohexyl vinyl ether, hydroxybutyl vinyl ether, 2-ethylhexyl vinyl ether, cyclohexanedimethanol monovinyl ether, n-propyl vinyl ether, isopropyl vinyl ether, isopropenyl ether.
- -Monovinyl ether compounds such as o-propylene carbonate, dodecyl vinyl ether, diethylene glycol monovinyl ether, octadecyl vinyl ether; Diethylene glycol divinyl ether, diethylene glycol divinyl ether, triethylene glycol divinyl ether, propylene glycol divinyl ether, dipropylene glycol divinyl ether, butanediol divinyl ether, hexanediol divinyl ether, cyclohexane dimethanol divinyl ether, trimethylolpropane trivinyl ether, etc. Or a trivinyl ether compound etc. are contained. Of these vinyl ether compounds, di- or trivinyl ether compounds are preferred in view of curability and adhesion.
- An oxetane compound is a compound having an oxetane ring, and examples thereof include oxetane compounds described in JP-A Nos. 2001-220526, 2001-310937, and JP-A-2005-255821.
- the compound represented by the general formula (1) described in paragraph No. 0089 of JP-A-2005-255821 the compound represented by the general formula (2) described in paragraph No. 0092, and the general formula of paragraph No. 0107
- Examples thereof include a compound represented by the formula (7), a compound represented by the general formula (8) in the paragraph number 0109, a compound represented by the general formula (9) in the paragraph number 0116, and the like.
- the general formulas (1), (2), (7) to (9) described in JP-A-2005-255821 are shown below.
- the content of the actinic ray curable compound in the actinic ray curable inkjet ink is preferably 1 to 97% by mass, and more preferably 30 to 95% by mass.
- the actinic ray curable inkjet ink contains a gelling agent.
- the gelling agent is defined as "a compound that is an organic substance that is solid at normal temperature and becomes liquid when heated and has a function of reversibly sol-gel phase transition of actinic ray curable inkjet ink depending on temperature".
- the actinic ray curable inkjet ink contains a compound containing at least one alkyl group having 15 to 26 carbon atoms as a gelling agent.
- the gelling agent contains an alkyl group having 15 to 26 carbon atoms, the interaction with the crystal nucleating agent described later is improved, the coarsening of the gel of the gelling agent is suppressed, and the substrate temperature Even if changes, the image quality is improved.
- the alkyl group of the gelling agent may have a branched chain.
- the number of carbon atoms is less than 15, crystallization of the gelling agent is difficult to occur, and interaction with the crystal nucleating agent described later is also difficult. It is difficult to suppress, and if it exceeds 26, the melting point becomes too high, and the gelling agent will not dissolve in the ink unless the ink discharge temperature is raised.
- Examples of the gelling agent used in the actinic radiation curable inkjet ink of the present invention include higher fatty acids, fatty acid esters, fatty acid amines, aliphatic ketones, fatty acids containing at least one alkyl group having 15 to 26 carbon atoms. Amides and the like are included, and fatty acid esters or aliphatic ketones are more preferable.
- a plate crystal which is a crystallized product of the gelling agent forms a space three-dimensionally and the actinic ray curable compound is included in the space.
- the structure in which the actinic ray curable compound is encapsulated in the space three-dimensionally surrounded by the plate crystal is sometimes referred to as “card house structure”. Once the card house structure is formed, the liquid actinic radiation curable compound can be retained and the ink droplets can be pinned.
- the aliphatic ketone as the gelling agent is, for example, a compound represented by the following general formula (G1).
- R1 and R2 are each independently an alkyl group containing a straight chain portion having 15 to 26 carbon atoms. It may be a branched or straight chain alkyl group.
- alkyl group containing a straight chain portion having 15 to 26 carbon atoms examples include docosanyl group (C22), icosanyl group (C20), octadecanyl group (C18), heptadecanyl group (C17), hexadecanyl group (C16), A pentadecanyl group (C15) and the like are included.
- the fatty acid ester as a gelling agent is, for example, a compound represented by the following general formula (G2).
- R3 and R4 are each independently an alkyl group containing a straight chain portion having 15 to 26 carbon atoms. It may be a branched or straight chain alkyl group.
- the crystallinity necessary as a gelling agent can be obtained similarly to the gelling agent represented by the general formula (G1). While having the card house structure, the melting point is not too high.
- the gelling agent include aliphatic ketone compounds such as 18-pentatriacontanone (stearon) and 16-pentriacontanone (for example, Kao wax T1 manufactured by Kao Corporation); cetyl palmitate, stearic acid Aliphatic monoester compounds such as stearyl and behenyl behenate (for example, UNISTA-M-2222SL (manufactured by NOF Corporation), Exepal SS (manufactured by Kao Corporation, melting point 60 ° C.), EMALEX CC-18 (manufactured by Nippon Emulsion Co., Ltd.) ), Amreps PC (manufactured by Higher Alcohol Industry Co., Ltd.), EXCEPARL MY-M (manufactured by Kao Corporation), SPARM ACETI (manufactured by NOF Corporation), EMALEX CC-10 (manufactured by Nippon Emulsion Co., Ltd.) : 2,4
- the gelling agent contained in the actinic radiation curable inkjet ink of the present invention is the total mass of the actinic radiation curable inkjet ink from the viewpoint of controlling the central temperature (the intermediate temperature between the filling temperature of the solid portion and the temperature at which the droplets coalesce).
- the central temperature the intermediate temperature between the filling temperature of the solid portion and the temperature at which the droplets coalesce.
- 1.0 mass% or more and 10 mass% or less are preferable, and 2.0 mass% or more and 4.0 mass% or less are more preferable.
- the crystal nucleating agent in the present invention contains (poly) glycerin fatty acid ester compound A having a (poly) glycerin skeleton and an alkyl group having 15 or more carbon atoms bonded to the (poly) glycerin skeleton.
- the (poly) glycerin fatty acid ester compound A having an alkyl group having 15 or more carbon atoms contained in the crystal nucleating agent interacts with the carbon chain of the gelling agent.
- the steric hindrance occurs due to the bulk of the (poly) glycerin skeleton, it is considered that the crystal growth due to the aggregation of the gelling agents is suppressed and crystal nucleation is promoted.
- the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group of the (poly) glycerin fatty acid ester compound A is less than 15, interaction with the gelling agent is difficult to occur, so that the crystallizing of the gelling agent is difficult to be suppressed and the substrate temperature is robust. Will be defective. If it does not have a (poly) glycerin skeleton, the substrate temperature robustness will be poor even if it has an alkyl group having 15 or more carbon atoms.
- the number of carbon atoms bonded to the (poly) glycerin skeleton is not particularly limited, but is preferably 40 or less, and more preferably 30 or less, from the viewpoint of ejection stability.
- Poly glycerin refers to glycerin or polyglycerin, and polyglycerin has a structure in which a plurality of glycerins are polymerized. Polyglycerin in which two glycerins are bonded is diglycerin and three bonded. One is called triglycerin, and the one with 10 bonds is also called decaglycerin.
- the crystal nucleating agent contained in the actinic radiation curable inkjet ink of the present invention is 1.0% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the above-mentioned gelling agent. If it is less than 1.0% by mass, the crystal nucleation effect cannot be sufficiently obtained, and the substrate temperature robustness becomes poor. If it exceeds 80% by mass, crystal nucleation becomes excessive, and the center temperature (intermediate temperature between the filling temperature of the solid portion and the temperature at which the droplets coalesce) deviates from the preferred range, making it difficult to control the substrate temperature. .
- the crystal nucleating agent contained in the actinic ray curable ink-jet ink of the present invention has a base material temperature robustness and a central temperature (the temperature at which the solid portion is buried and the droplets are united with respect to the total mass of the gelling agent described above. 10 mass% or more and 40 mass% or less are preferable from a viewpoint of the intermediate temperature of temperature.
- the alkyl group possessed by the crystal nucleating agent includes a straight chain portion having 15 or more carbon atoms, and includes docosanyl group (C22), icosanyl group (C20), octadecanyl group (C18), heptadecanyl group (C17), hexadecanyl. Examples thereof include a group (C16) and a pentadecanyl group (C15).
- crystal nucleating agent used in the present invention examples include tetraglycerin tristearate, hexaglycerin tristearate, decaglycerin tristearate, decaglycerin tristearate heptabehenate and the like.
- the crystal nucleating agent of the present invention is preferably not a gelling agent from the viewpoint of controlling the center temperature (the intermediate temperature between the filling temperature of the solid portion and the temperature at which the droplets are united).
- the actinic ray curable compound of the present invention at least one of the carbon atoms of the straight chain portion in at least one of the alkyl groups of the gelling agent and at least the number of carbon atoms of the straight chain portion of the alkyl group of the crystal nucleating agent. It is preferable that the difference from one is 2 or less, that is, the length of the linear portion of the alkyl group is similar. When the difference between the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group of the gelling agent and the crystal nucleating agent is 2 or less, the interaction between the crystal nucleating agent and the gelling agent is further increased, and the formation of crystal nuclei by the gelling agent is promoted. Therefore, the substrate temperature robustness is particularly good.
- the actinic ray curable inkjet ink may contain a photoinitiator as necessary.
- Photoinitiators include radical photoinitiators and cationic photoinitiators, and radical photoinitiators include an intramolecular bond cleavage type and an intramolecular hydrogen abstraction type.
- 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; 4,6-trimethylbenzoin diphenylphosphine oxide Included as benzyl and methyl phenylglyoxylate ester; of acylphosphine oxide
- 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's ketone, 4,4′-diethylaminobenzophenone; 10-butyl-2-chloroacridone, 2-ethy
- cationic photoinitiators examples include photoacid generators.
- photoacid generator a chemically amplified photoresist or a compound used for photocationic polymerization is used (edited by Organic Electronics Materials Research Group, “Organic Materials for Imaging”, Bunshin Publishing (1993), 187-192. Page).
- the content of the photoinitiator in the actinic radiation curable inkjet ink depends on the actinic radiation and the type of the actinic radiation curable compound, but is 0.01% by mass to 10% by mass with respect to the total mass of the actinic radiation curable inkjet. The following is preferable.
- the actinic ray curable inkjet ink may further contain a photoinitiator auxiliary agent, a polymerization inhibitor, and the like as necessary.
- the photoinitiator 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. These compounds may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- 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, cupron, 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 actinic ray curable ink-jet ink may further contain a coloring material as necessary.
- the coloring material can be a dye or a pigment, but is preferably a pigment because it has good dispersibility with respect to the components of the ink and is excellent in weather resistance.
- the pigment is not particularly limited, and 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 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 so that the 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. Is preferred.
- 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 actinic ray curable inkjet 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 Solspers
- the actinic ray curable inkjet ink may further contain a dispersion aid as necessary.
- the dispersion aid may be selected according to the pigment.
- the total amount of the dispersant and the dispersion aid is preferably 1% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less based on the pigment.
- the actinic ray curable inkjet ink may further include a dispersion medium for dispersing the pigment as necessary.
- a solvent may be included in the ink as a dispersion medium.
- the actinic ray curable compound (particularly a monomer having a low viscosity) is used as the dispersion medium. It is preferable.
- 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 Kasei 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 (manufactured by Mitsui Toatsu), AIZEN SOT Yellow-1, AIZEN SOT Yellow W-3, AIZEN SOT Yellow-6 (above, Manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.), 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 content of the pigment or dye is preferably 0.1% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less, and more preferably 0.4% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less, based on the total mass of the actinic ray curable inkjet ink. preferable.
- the actinic ray curable inkjet ink may further contain other components as necessary.
- Other components may be various additives, other resins, and the like.
- the additive include a surfactant, a leveling additive, a matting agent, an ultraviolet absorber, an infrared absorber, an antibacterial agent, and a basic compound for enhancing the storage stability of the ink.
- 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, and rubber resins.
- the actinic ray curable ink-jet ink can be obtained by mixing the actinic ray curable compound, a gelling agent, a crystal nucleating agent, and arbitrary components under heating. It is preferable to filter the obtained liquid mixture with a predetermined filter.
- the inkjet recording method of the present invention includes at least the following two steps. (1) A step of ejecting the actinic ray curable inkjet ink of the present invention onto a recording medium (2) A step of irradiating the ink ejected onto the recording medium with an actinic ray to cure the ink
- step (1) inkjet ink droplets are ejected from an inkjet head and landed on a recording medium.
- the ink to be used may be the actinic ray curable inkjet ink described above.
- the ejection method from the inkjet head may be either an on-demand method or a continuous method.
- on-demand inkjet heads include single-cavity, double-cavity, bender, piston, shear-mode, and shared-wall electro-mechanical conversion, and thermal inkjet and bubble jet (bubble)
- the jet includes an electric-thermal conversion method including Canon (registered trademark) type.
- the ejection stability of the inkjet ink droplets can be improved by ejecting the droplets from the inkjet head in a heated state.
- the temperature of the inkjet ink at the time of ejection is preferably 35 ° C. or more and 100 ° C. or less, and more preferably 35 ° C. or more and 80 ° C. or less from the viewpoint of further improving ejection stability. From the viewpoint of further improving the ejection stability, it is preferable to emit at an ink temperature such that the viscosity of the inkjet ink is 7 mPa ⁇ s to 15 mPa ⁇ s, more preferably 8 mPa ⁇ s to 13 mPa ⁇ s.
- Examples of the method of heating the inkjet ink to a predetermined temperature include at least one of an ink tank constituting a head carriage, an ink supply system such as a supply pipe and an anterior chamber ink tank immediately before the head, a pipe with a filter, and a piezo head Is heated to a predetermined temperature by any one of a panel heater, a ribbon heater, warm water and the like.
- the droplet amount of the inkjet ink when ejected is 2 pL or more and 20 pL or less.
- the recording media used in the inkjet recording method of the present invention are all applicable to printing paper and a wide range of synthetic resins that have been used in various applications. Specifically, plain paper used for copying, high-quality paper used for offset printing, coated paper, coated paper, art paper, etc., coated paper with both sides coated with resin, etc. Various adhesive papers, synthetic papers, thin cardboards, and the like; various non-absorbable plastics and films used for soft packaging. Examples of various plastic films include PET film, OPS film, OPP film, ONY film, PVC film, PE film, TAC film and the like. In addition, metals, glass, and the like may be used as the recording medium.
- step (2) the ink discharged onto the recording medium is irradiated with actinic rays to cure the ink.
- actinic ray curable compound contained in the inkjet ink is photocured.
- Examples of actinic rays to be irradiated include ultraviolet rays, near ultraviolet rays, natural light (including filter cut products), etc., but ultraviolet rays are preferred.
- Examples of ultraviolet irradiation light sources include mercury lamps, metal halide lamps, excimer lasers, ultraviolet lasers, cold cathode tubes, hot cathode tubes, black lights, LEDs (light emitting diodes), etc .; strip-shaped metal halide lamps, Cold cathode tubes, hot cathode tubes, mercury lamps or black lights are preferred; LEDs are particularly preferred because of their long lifetime and low cost.
- an LED is a single wavelength light source, and its illuminance tends to be lower than a light source having a plurality of emission line spectra such as a high-pressure mercury lamp.
- a light source having a plurality of emission line spectra such as a high-pressure mercury lamp.
- the proportion of radicals bonded to oxygen and deactivated increases. Therefore, even if the irradiation time is extended and the integrated light quantity is the same, it becomes difficult to cure. Therefore, it is required that the ink jet ink can be cured with low illuminance and low integrated light quantity.
- the wavelength of the irradiation light source is preferably 280 nm or more and 420 nm or less, and more preferably 350 nm or more and 410 nm or less.
- the integrated light amount irradiated to the droplets of the inkjet ink landed on the recording medium is in the range of 10 mJ / cm 2 or more and 500 mJ / cm 2 or less. Within this range, it is advantageous from the viewpoint of energy saving, space saving and cost.
- the recording medium is preferably to 8W / cm 2 or less illuminance, and more preferably set to 2W / cm 2 or less.
- Light with an illuminance higher than 8 W / cm 2 generates a large amount of heat, so that a recording medium with low heat resistance is easily deformed. Further, there may be a problem that the amount of leakage light increases and the ink is cured on the head nozzle surface. Furthermore, light with high illuminance consumes high energy, has a large light source space, and increases costs.
- the actinic ray irradiation method is not particularly limited, and can be performed by, for example, the following method.
- a light source is provided on both sides of the head unit, the head and the light source are scanned by a shuttle method, and irradiation is performed after a certain time from ink landing. Further, the curing is completed by irradiating light from another light source that is not driven (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-132767).
- light may be irradiated using an optical fiber, or ultraviolet light from a collimated light source may be reflected by a mirror surface provided on the side surface of the head unit and irradiated to the recording unit (US Pat. No. 6,145). , 979).
- irradiation with actinic rays may be divided into two stages.
- the first irradiation is preferably performed within 0.001 to 1.0 seconds after the ink droplet has landed on the recording medium P.
- the second irradiation may be performed after the first irradiation; that is, the second irradiation may be performed on the downstream side in the transport direction of the recording medium with respect to the first irradiation.
- the integrated light quantity (D1) per recording medium unit area by the first irradiation is preferably smaller than the integrated light quantity (D2) per recording medium unit area by the second irradiation. That is, it is preferable that D1 ⁇ D2.
- the total ink film thickness after the ink has landed on the recording medium and cured by irradiation with actinic rays is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 5 ⁇ m or less.
- Total ink film thickness means the maximum value of the film thickness of ink drawn on a recording medium. Whether it is a single color or a two-color overlap (secondary color), a three-color overlap, a four-color overlap (white ink base), the total ink film thickness is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 5 ⁇ m or less. .
- Pigment dispersant Ajisper PB824 (Ajinomoto Fine Techno Co., Ltd.) 9 parts
- Actinic ray curable compound Tripropylene glycol diacrylate 70 parts
- Polymerization inhibitor Irgastab UV10 (Ciba Japan Co., Ltd.) 0.02 parts
- Magenta pigment Pigment Red 122 (Daiichi Seika Kogyo Co., Ltd., Chromo Fine Red 6112JC)
- Actinic radiation curable compound A-400 (polyethylene glycol # 400 diacrylate, manufactured by Shin-Nakamura Kogyo Co., Ltd.) 31.8 parts Actinic radiation curable compound: SR494 (4EO-modified pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, manufactured by SARTOMER) 17.0 parts Actinic ray curable compound: SR499 (6EO-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate, manufactured by SARTOMER) 17.9 parts Gelling agent: stearone 3.0 parts Crystal nucleating agent: tetraglycerin tristearate 0.20 part Polymerization inhibitor : Irgastab UV10 (manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals) 0.1 parts Photoinitiator: TPO (Phosphine oxide, DAROCURE TPO, Ciba Specialty Chemicals) 6.0 parts Photoinitiator: ITX (Isopropylthioxanthone, Spe edcure ITX, manufactured by Lamb
- Inks 2 to 16 were prepared in the same manner as in the preparation of ink 1 except that the types of gelling agent and crystal nucleating agent were changed as shown in Tables 2, 3 and 4.
- Inks 17 to 19 were prepared in the same manner as in the preparation of Ink 1 except that the crystal nucleating agent was changed to actinic ray curable compound A-400 and changed as shown in Table 5.
- Inks 20 to 26 were prepared in the same manner as in Preparation of Ink 1 except that the gelling agent was changed to diundecyl ketone and the type of crystal nucleating agent was changed as shown in Table 6.
- Inks 27 to 35 were prepared in the same manner as in the preparation of ink 1 except that the types of crystal nucleating agent and gelling agent were changed as shown in Table 7.
- Inks 36 to 38 were prepared in the same manner as in the preparation of ink 1 except that the type of crystal nucleating agent was changed to tetraglycerin monolaurate and changed as shown in Table 8.
- the ink was cured by irradiating the image with ultraviolet light with an LED lamp (manufactured by Phoseon Technology, 395 nm, water-cooled LED) disposed in the downstream portion of the recording apparatus.
- an LED lamp manufactured by Phoseon Technology, 395 nm, water-cooled LED
- the ejection recording head a piezo head having a nozzle diameter of 20 ⁇ m and 512 nozzles (256 nozzles ⁇ 2 rows, staggered arrangement, 1 row nozzle pitch 360 dpi) was used.
- the ejection conditions were such that the amount of one droplet was 2.5 pl, and ejection was performed at a droplet velocity of about 6 m / s, and recording was performed at a resolution of 1440 dpi ⁇ 1440 dpi.
- the recording speed was 500 mm / s.
- Image formation was performed in an environment of 23 ° C. and 55% RH. dpi represents the number of dots per 2.54 cm.
- Tables 2 to 10 show the composition and evaluation results of each ink. The numerical value of each component in Tables 2 to 10 indicates mass%.
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[1]活性光線硬化性化合物およびゲル化剤を含む活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクであって、前記ゲル化剤は、炭素原子数は15以上26以下のアルキル基を少なくとも1つ含有し、前記活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクは、結晶造核剤を含有し、前記結晶造核剤は、(ポリ)グリセリン骨格と前記(ポリ)グリセリン骨格に結合した炭素原子数が15以上のアルキル基とを有する(ポリ)グリセリン脂肪酸エステル化合物Aを含有し、前記(ポリ)グリセリン脂肪酸エステル化合物Aの含有量は、前記ゲル化剤の全質量に対して1.0質量%以上80質量%以下であることを特徴とする活性光線硬化型インクジェットインク。
[2]前記ゲル化剤が有するアルキル基の炭素原子数と、前記化合物Aが有するアルキル基の炭素原子数との差が2以下であることを特徴とする、[1]に記載の活性光線硬化型インクジェットインク。
[3]前記ゲル化剤は、前記活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクの全質量に対して、1質量%以上10質量%以下であることを特徴とする、[1]または[2]に記載の活性光線硬化型インクジェットインク。
[4]前記[1]~[3]のいずれかに記載の活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクを記録媒体に吐出する工程と、前記記録媒体に吐出された前記インクに活性光線を照射して、前記インクを硬化させる工程と、を含むことを特徴とする、インクジェット記録方法。
本発明の活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクは、活性光線硬化性化合物、ゲル化剤および結晶造核剤を含む。
活性光線硬化性化合物は、活性光線により架橋または重合する光重合性化合物である。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、好ましくは紫外線および電子線である。活性光線硬化性化合物は、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、好ましくはラジカル重合性化合物である。
トリエチレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、テトラエチレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、ポリエチレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、トリプロピレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、ポリプロピレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、1,4-ブタンジオールジ(メタ)アクリレート、1,6-ヘキサンジオールジ(メタ)アクリレート、1,9-ノナンジオールジ(メタ)アクリレート、ネオペンチルグリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、ジメチロール-トリシクロデカンジ(メタ)アクリレート、ビスフェノールAのPO付加物ジ(メタ)アクリレート、ヒドロキシピバリン酸ネオペンチルグリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート、ポリテトラメチレングリコールジ(メタ)アクリレート等の二官能モノマー;
トリメチロールプロパントリ(メタ)アクリレート、ペンタエリスリトールトリ(メタ)アクリレート、ペンタエリスリトールテトラ(メタ)アクリレート、ジペンタエリスリトールヘキサ(メタ)アクリレート、ジトリメチロールプロパンテトラ(メタ)アクリレート、グリセリンプロポキシトリ(メタ)アクリレート、ペンタエリスリトールエトキシテトラ(メタ)アクリレート等の三官能以上の多官能モノマー等が含まれる。
エチレングリコールジビニルエーテル、ジエチレングリコールジビニルエーテル、トリエチレングリコールジビニルエーテル、プロピレングリコールジビニルエーテル、ジプロピレングリコールジビニルエーテル、ブタンジオールジビニルエーテル、ヘキサンジオールジビニルエーテル、シクロヘキサンジメタノールジビニルエーテル、トリメチロールプロパントリビニルエーテル等のジまたはトリビニルエーテル化合物等が含まれる。これらのビニルエーテル化合物のうち、硬化性や密着性などを考慮すると、ジまたはトリビニルエーテル化合物が好ましい。
活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクは、ゲル化剤を含有する。本発明においてゲル化剤とは、「常温で固体、加熱すると液体となる有機物であり、活性光線硬化型インクジェット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化合物」と定義される。
一般式(G1): R1-CO-R2
一般式(G2): R3-COO-R4
これらのゲル化剤は、単独で用いてもよいし、二種以上を組み合わせて用いてもよい。
本発明における結晶造核剤は、(ポリ)グリセリン骨格と前記(ポリ)グリセリン骨格に結合した炭素原子数が15以上のアルキル基とを有する(ポリ)グリセリン脂肪酸エステル化合物Aを含有する。結晶造核剤に含まれる炭素原子数が15以上のアルキル基を有する(ポリ)グリセリン脂肪酸エステル化合物Aは、ゲル化剤の有する炭素鎖と相互作用する。また、(ポリ)グリセリン骨格の嵩高さにより、立体障害が生じるため、ゲル化剤同士が凝集することによる結晶成長を抑制し、結晶核生成を促進するものと考えられる。(ポリ)グリセリン脂肪酸エステル化合物Aのアルキル基の炭素数が15未満であるとゲル化剤との相互作用がおきづらくなるため、ゲル化剤の結晶の粗大化が抑制され難く、基材温度ロバストが不良となってしまう。(ポリ)グリセリン骨格を有さないと、炭素原子数が15以上のアルキル基を有していても、基材温度ロバストが不良となってしまう。(ポリ)グリセリン骨格に結合した炭素原子数は、特に限定されないが、吐出安定性の観点から、40以下であることが好ましく、30以下であることがより好ましい。
活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクは、必要に応じて光開始剤を含んでもよい。光開始剤には、ラジカル系の光開始剤とカチオン系の光開始剤があり、ラジカル系の光開始剤には、分子内結合開裂型と分子内水素引き抜き型とがある。分子内結合開裂型の光開始剤の例には、ジエトキシアセトフェノン、2-ヒドロキシ-2-メチル-1-フェニルプロパン-1-オン、ベンジルジメチルケタール、1-(4-イソプロピルフェニル)-2-ヒドロキシ-2-メチルプロパン-1-オン、4-(2-ヒドロキシエトキシ)フェニル-(2-ヒドロキシ-2-プロピル)ケトン、1-ヒドロキシシクロヘキシル-フェニルケトン、2-メチル-2-モルホリノ(4-チオメチルフェニル)プロパン-1-オン、2-ベンジル-2-ジメチルアミノ-1-(4-モルホリノフェニル)-ブタノン等のアセトフェノン系;ベンゾイン、ベンゾインメチルエーテル、ベンゾインイソプロピルエーテル等のベンゾイン類;2,4,6-トリメチルベンゾインジフェニルホスフィンオキシド等のアシルホスフィンオキシド系;ベンジルおよびメチルフェニルグリオキシエステル等が含まれる。
活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクは、必要に応じて光開始剤助剤や重合禁止剤などをさらに含んでもよい。光開始剤助剤は、第3級アミン化合物であってよく、芳香族第3級アミン化合物が好ましい。芳香族第3級アミン化合物の例には、N,N-ジメチルアニリン、N,N-ジエチルアニリン、N,N-ジメチル-p-トルイジン、N,N-ジメチルアミノ-p-安息香酸エチルエステル、N,N-ジメチルアミノ-p-安息香酸イソアミルエチルエステル、N,N-ジヒドロキシエチルアニリン、トリエチルアミンおよびN,N-ジメチルヘキシルアミン等が含まれる。なかでも、N,N-ジメチルアミノ-p-安息香酸エチルエステル、N,N-ジメチルアミノ-p-安息香酸イソアミルエチルエステルが好ましい。これらの化合物は、単独で用いられてもよいし、2種類以上が併用されてもよい。
活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクは、必要に応じて色材をさらに含んでもよい。色材は、染料または顔料でありうるが、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、顔料が好ましい。顔料は、特に限定されないが、例えばカラーインデックスに記載される下記番号の有機顔料または無機顔料でありうる。
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(大日本インキ化学社製);
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(山陽色素社製);
Lionol Yellow1405G、Lionol Blue FG7330、FG7350、FG7400G、FG7405G、ES、ESP-S(東洋インキ社製)、Toner Magenta E02、Permanent RubinF6B、Toner Yellow HG、Permanent Yellow GG-02、Hostapeam BlueB2G(ヘキストインダストリ社製);
Novoperm P-HG、Hostaperm Pink E、Hostaperm Blue B2G(クラリアント社製);
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(三菱化学社製)などが挙げられる。
活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクは、必要に応じて他の成分をさらに含んでもよい。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、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、およびゴム系樹脂等が含まれる。
本発明のインクジェット記録方法は、少なくとも以下の2工程を含む。
(1)本発明の活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクを記録媒体に吐出する工程
(2)記録媒体に吐出されたインクに活性光線を照射して、インクを硬化させる工程
工程(1)では、インクジェットインクの液滴をインクジェットヘッドから吐出して、記録媒体上に着弾させる。使用するインクは、前述した活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクであればよい。
工程(2)では、記録媒体に吐出されたインクに活性光線を照射して、インクを硬化させる。この工程により、インクジェットインクに含まれる活性光線硬化性化合物を光硬化させる。
以下の各添加剤を順次混合、分散して、マゼンタ顔料を21質量%含有するマゼンタ顔料分散液1を調製した。
活性光線硬化性化合物:トリプロピレングリコールジアクリレート 70部
重合禁止剤:Irgastab UV10(チバジャパン社製) 0.02部
(インク1の調製)
下記の各添加剤を順次混合し、80℃に加熱して30分間攪拌した後、得られた溶液を、80℃の加熱下で#3000の金属メッシュフィルターでろ過し、冷却して、インク1を調製した。
活性光線硬化性化合物:SR494(4EO変性ペンタエリスリトールテトラアクリレート、SARTOMER社製) 17.0部
活性光線硬化性化合物:SR499(6EO変性トリメチロールプロパントリアクリレート、SARTOMER社製) 17.9部
ゲル化剤:ステアロン 3.0部
結晶造核剤:テトラグリセリントリステアレート 0.20部
重合禁止剤:Irgastab UV10(チバスペシャリティケミカル社製) 0.1部
光開始剤:TPO(フォスフィンオキサイド、DAROCURE TPO、チバスペシャリティケミカル社製) 6.0部
光開始剤:ITX(イソプロピルチオキサントン、Speedcure ITX、Lambson社製) 2.0部
光開始剤助剤:EDB(アミン助剤、Speedcure EDB、Lambson社製) 3.0部
顔料分散液1 19.0部
上記インク1の調製において、ゲル化剤の種類と結晶造核剤の種類を、表2、表3、表4に記載の様に変更した以外は同様にして、インク2~16を調製した。
上記インク1の調製において、結晶造核剤を活性光線硬化性化合物A-400に変更し、表5に記載の様に変更した以外は同様にして、インク17~19を調製した。
上記インク1の調製において、ゲル化剤をジウンデシルケトンに変更し、結晶造核剤の種類を、表6に記載の様に変更した以外は同様にして、インク20~26を調製した。
上記インク1の調製において、結晶造核剤とゲル化剤の種類を表7に記載の様に変更した以外は同様にして、インク27~35を調製した。
上記インク1の調製において、結晶造核剤の種類をテトラグリセリンモノラウレートに変更し、表8に記載の様に変更した以外は同様にして、インク36~38を調製した。
上記インク1の調製において結晶造核剤の添加量、結晶造核剤及びゲル化剤の種類を表9に記載の様に変更し、結晶造核剤の添加量の減少分を100質量部になるようにA-400で調整した以外は同様にして、インク39~46を調製した。
上記インク1の調製において結晶造核剤の添加量、結晶造核剤及びゲル化剤の種類を表10に記載の様に変更し、結晶造核剤の添加量の減少分を100質量部になるようにA-400で調整した以外は同様にして、インク47~54を調製した。
調整したインク1~54を使用し、ライン型インクジェット記録装置で単色画像を形成した。インクジェット記録装置のインクジェットヘッドの温度は80℃に設定した。記録媒体(OKトップコート 米坪量128g/m2 王子製紙社製)の温度を35℃~52℃の範囲で調節し、記録媒体に、抜き文字、5cm×5cmのベタ画像を印字した。画像を形成した後、記録装置の下流部に配置したLEDランプ(Phoseon Technology社製、395nm、水冷LED)で、画像に紫外線を照射してインクを硬化した。
吐出用記録ヘッドは、ノズル径20μm、ノズル数512ノズル(256ノズル×2列、千鳥配列、1列のノズルピッチ360dpi)のピエゾヘッドを用いた。吐出条件は、1滴の液滴量が2.5plとなる条件で、液滴速度約6m/sで出射させて、1440dpi×1440dpiの解像度で記録した。記録速度は500mm/sとした。画像形成は、23℃、55%RHの環境下で行った。dpiとは、2.54cm当たりのドット数を表す。
(中心温度)
ベタ部が埋まる温度(ベタ画像目視で確認)と液滴の合一が開始する温度(4pt抜き文字を目視で確認)の中間の温度
◎:38℃以上43℃以下
○:43℃超え46℃以下または35℃以上38℃未満
×:46℃超え、または35℃未満
ベタが埋まる温度と液滴の合一が開始する温度の差で評価
◎:10℃以上
○:7℃以上10℃未満
△:4℃以上7℃未満
×:4℃未満
Claims (4)
- 活性光線硬化性化合物およびゲル化剤を含む活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクであって、
前記ゲル化剤は、炭素原子数が15以上26以下のアルキル基を少なくとも1つ含有し、
前記活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクは、結晶造核剤を含有し、
前記結晶造核剤は、(ポリ)グリセリン骨格と前記(ポリ)グリセリン骨格に結合した炭素原子数が15以上のアルキル基とを有する(ポリ)グリセリン脂肪酸エステル化合物Aを含有し、
前記(ポリ)グリセリン脂肪酸エステル化合物Aの含有量は、前記ゲル化剤の全質量に対して1.0質量%以上80質量%以下であることを特徴とする活性光線硬化型インクジェットインク。 - 前記ゲル化剤が有するアルキル基の炭素原子数と、前記化合物Aが有するアルキル基の炭素原子数との差が2以下であることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の活性光線硬化型インクジェットインク。
- 前記ゲル化剤は、前記活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクの全質量に対して、1質量%以上10質量%以下であることを特徴とする、請求項1または請求項2に記載の活性光線硬化型インクジェットインク。
- 請求項1~3のいずれかに記載の活性光線硬化型インクジェットインクを記録媒体に吐出する工程と、
前記記録媒体に吐出された前記インクに活性光線を照射して、前記インクを硬化させる工程と、を含むことを特徴とする、インクジェット記録方法。
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