EP1170145A2 - Matériau et procédé d'impression au jet d'encre - Google Patents

Matériau et procédé d'impression au jet d'encre Download PDF

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EP1170145A2
EP1170145A2 EP01202336A EP01202336A EP1170145A2 EP 1170145 A2 EP1170145 A2 EP 1170145A2 EP 01202336 A EP01202336 A EP 01202336A EP 01202336 A EP01202336 A EP 01202336A EP 1170145 A2 EP1170145 A2 EP 1170145A2
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Paul B. Merkel
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Eastman Kodak Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
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    • B41M5/50—Recording sheets characterised by the coating used to improve ink, dye or pigment receptivity, e.g. for ink-jet or thermal dye transfer recording
    • B41M5/52—Macromolecular coatings
    • B41M5/5227—Macromolecular coatings characterised by organic non-macromolecular additives, e.g. UV-absorbers, plasticisers, surfactants
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/50—Recording sheets characterised by the coating used to improve ink, dye or pigment receptivity, e.g. for ink-jet or thermal dye transfer recording
    • B41M5/52—Macromolecular coatings
    • B41M5/5236—Macromolecular coatings characterised by the use of natural gums, of proteins, e.g. gelatins, or of macromolecular carbohydrates, e.g. cellulose
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/50—Recording sheets characterised by the coating used to improve ink, dye or pigment receptivity, e.g. for ink-jet or thermal dye transfer recording
    • B41M5/52—Macromolecular coatings
    • B41M5/5245—Macromolecular coatings characterised by the use of polymers containing cationic or anionic groups, e.g. mordants
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/50—Recording sheets characterised by the coating used to improve ink, dye or pigment receptivity, e.g. for ink-jet or thermal dye transfer recording
    • B41M5/52—Macromolecular coatings
    • B41M5/5254—Macromolecular coatings characterised by the use of polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. vinyl polymers

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  • This invention relates to an ink jet recording element and printing method. More particularly, this invention relates to an ink jet recording element containing a stabilizer and a printing method using the element.
  • ink droplets are ejected from a nozzle at high speed towards a recording element or medium to produce an image on the medium.
  • the ink droplets, or recording liquid generally comprise a recording agent, such as a dye or pigment, and a large amount of solvent.
  • the solvent, or carrier liquid typically is made up of water, an organic material such as a monohydric alcohol, a polyhydric alcohol or mixtures thereof.
  • An ink jet recording element typically comprises a support having on at least one surface thereof an ink-receiving or image-forming layer, and includes those intended for reflection viewing, which have an opaque support, and those intended for viewing by transmitted light, which have a transparent support.
  • an ink jet recording element must:
  • ink jet recording element that simultaneously provides an almost instantaneous ink dry time and good image quality is desirable.
  • these requirements of ink jet recording media are difficult to achieve simultaneously.
  • U.S. Patent 5,688,633 relates to an ink for ink jet printing containing a stabilizer.
  • a stabilizer ink in that more of the stabilizer would be required and there may be interactions between the stabilizer and other components of the ink.
  • EPA 882 600 discloses an ink jet system containing a stabilizer. However, the stabilizers of the present invention are not disclosed.
  • an ink jet recording element comprising a substrate having thereon an image-receiving layer comprising a polymeric mordant and a polymeric binder containing a stabilizer having the following formula: wherein:
  • the ink jet recording element of the invention provides a strong ink binding and good image quality.
  • Another embodiment of the invention relates to an ink jet printing method comprising the steps of:
  • the substrate used in the invention may be porous such as paper or nonporous such as resin-coated paper; synthetic paper, such as Teslin® or Tyvek®; an impregnated paper such as Duraform®; cellulose acetate or polyester films.
  • the surface of the substrate may be treated in order to improve the adhesion of the image-receiving layer to the support.
  • the surface may be corona discharge treated prior to applying the image-receiving layer to the support.
  • an under-coating or subbing layer such as a layer formed from a halogenated phenol or a partially hydrolyzed vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, can be applied to the surface of the support.
  • the polymeric binder that is used in the image-recording layer of the invention can be, e.g., a water soluble polymer such as poly(vinyl alcohol), gelatin, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline), poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline), poly( acrylamide), Chitosan, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, etc.
  • a water soluble polymer such as poly(vinyl alcohol), gelatin, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline), poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline), poly( acrylamide), Chitosan, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, etc.
  • binders can also be used such as low T g polymer latexes such as poly(styrene-co-butadiene), a polyurethane latex, a polyester latex, poly(n-butyl acrylate), poly(n-butyl methacrylate), poly(2-ethylhexyl acrylate), a copolymer of n-butylacrylate and ethylacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate and n-butylacrylate, etc.
  • polymer latexes such as poly(styrene-co-butadiene), a polyurethane latex, a polyester latex, poly(n-butyl acrylate), poly(n-butyl methacrylate), poly(2-ethylhexyl acrylate), a copolymer of n-butylacrylate and ethylacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate and n-butyl
  • image-recording layer may also be included in the image-recording layer such as pH-modifiers like nitric acid, cross-linkers, rheology modifiers, surfactants, UV-absorbers, biocides, lubricants, dyes, dye-fixing agents or mordants, optical brighteners etc.
  • pH-modifiers like nitric acid, cross-linkers, rheology modifiers, surfactants, UV-absorbers, biocides, lubricants, dyes, dye-fixing agents or mordants, optical brighteners etc.
  • L in the above formula contains at least one methylene group.
  • the stabilizer contains at least two alkoxy groups.
  • the total number of carbon atoms in the R's and L taken together is a least 4.
  • the benzene ring of the stabilizer may contain electron-donating substituents, such as alkyl and alkoxy groups, to enhance its efficiency as a quencher of excited states and as a stabilizer toward light-induced dye fading.
  • electron-donating substituents such as alkyl and alkoxy groups
  • One commonly-used measure of electron-donating character is provided by Hammett sigma values, which are published, for example, in "Exploring QSAR, Hydrophobic, Electronic and Steric Constants", C. Hansch, A. Leo and D. Hoekman, American Chemical Society, 1995.
  • Electron-donating groups generally have negative Hammett sigma values.
  • the sum of the Hammett sigma values of the R groups (referenced to the position of attachment of L) is less than -0.10
  • the stabilizer of this invention is coated in the ink jet recording element of this invention at a level of from 0.04 to 1.6 g/m 2 , and preferably from 0.08 to 0.8 g/m 2 .
  • the mordant can be a cationic mordant, such as a protonated amine-containing polymer or a polymer which contains a quaternary ammonium group.
  • mordants include poly(1-vinylimidazole), poly(4-vinylpyridine), poly(styrene-co-N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-vinylbenzyl-ammonium chloride-co-divinylbenzene) (99:99:2 mole ratio), poly(N,N,N-tributyl-N-vinylbenzyl-ammonium chloride), poly(N,N-dimethyl-N-benzyl-N-vinylbenzyl-ammonium chloride), poly(styrene-co-N,N,N-trimethyl-N-vinylbenzyl-ammonium chloride) (1:1 mole ratio), poly(N,N,N-trimethyl-N-vinylbenzyl-ammonium chloride-co-divinylbenzene) (87:13 mole ratio), poly(N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-N-
  • the mordant in the ink jet recording element of this invention may be coated at a level of from 0.08 to 4.0 g/m 2 , or more typically from 0.15 to 2.0 g/m 2 .
  • the ink jet coating may be applied to one or both substrate surfaces through conventional pre-metered or post-metered coating methods such as blade, air knife, rod, roll coating, etc.
  • pre-metered or post-metered coating methods such as blade, air knife, rod, roll coating, etc.
  • the choice of coating process would be determined from the economics of the operation and in turn, would determine the formulation specifications such as coating solids, coating viscosity, and coating speed.
  • the image-receiving layer thickness may range from 1 to 60 ⁇ m, preferably from 5 to 40 ⁇ m.
  • the ink jet recording element may be subject to calendering or supercalendering to enhance surface smoothness.
  • the ink jet recording element is subject to hot, softnip calendering at a temperature of 65 ° C and a pressure of 14000 kg/m at a speed of from 0.15 m/s to 0.3 m/s.
  • the ink jet inks used to image the recording elements of the present invention are well-known in the art.
  • the ink compositions used in ink jet printing typically are liquid compositions comprising a solvent or carrier liquid, dyes or pigments, humectants, organic solvents, detergents, thickeners, preservatives, and the like.
  • the solvent or carrier liquid can be solely water or can be water mixed with other water-miscible solvents such as polyhydric alcohols.
  • Inks in which organic materials such as polyhydric alcohols are the predominant carrier or solvent liquid may also be used. Particularly useful are mixed solvents of water and polyhydric alcohols.
  • the dyes used in such compositions are typically water-soluble direct or acid type dyes.
  • Such liquid compositions have been described extensively in the prior art including, for example, U.S. Patents 4,381,946; 4,239,543 and 4,781,758.
  • Kodak Ektacolor Edge® F paper base a pigmented, resin-coated paper support, was coated with an approximately 8 ⁇ m thick gelatin/mordant receiving layer consisting of 7.53 g/m 2 of gelatin, 1.08 g/m 2 of cationic mordant Ml, shown below, 0.1 g/m 2 of spreading agent 10-G (Olin) and 0.026 g/m 2 of formaldehyde hardener.
  • the receiving layer was coated from an aqueous solution at a 0.01 cm. wet laydown and dried at 50°C.
  • This element was prepared the same as Control Element 1 except that it contained stabilizer 1 (above) at a level of 0.38 g/m 2 .
  • Stabilizer 1 and the other stabilizers of this invention are water-soluble and may be simply added to the aqueous gelatin/mordant coating melt.
  • This element was prepared the same as Control Element 1 except that it contained stabilizer 2 at a level of 0.43 g/m 2 .
  • This element was prepared the same as Control Element 1 except that it contained stabilizer 3 at a level of 0.45 g/m 2 .
  • This element was prepared the same as Control Element 1 except that it contained stabilizer 4 at a level of 0.49 g/m 2 .
  • Images were printed using a Hewlett Packard Desk Jet ® 695C ink jet printer loaded with ink cartridges containing Reactive Red 31 (Lyson® magenta) or Direct Yellow 132 (Intrajet® yellow) aqueous soluble dyes .
  • the inks were prepared at a concentration to yield an optical transmission density of 1.0 in a 1 cm cell at 1000-fold dilution.
  • the aqueous-based inks also contained 6.0 weight percent glycerol, 6.0 weight percent diethylene glycol and 0.5 weight percent Surfynol® 465.
  • the inks were printed in steps to yield various reflection densities, including a density of approximately 1.0.
  • Reflection densities of the various printed samples were measured with an X-Rite® 338 densitometer. Samples were then exposed for one week to simulated daylight having an intensity of 50 Klux. Reflection densities were then remeasured, and the percentage losses in density were determined. The following results were obtained: Element % Loss in Green Density of Reactive Red 31 % Loss in Blue Density of Direct Yellow 132 Control 1 35 22 1 15 6 2 14 6 3 16 4 4 17 5
  • Kodak Ektacolor Edge® F paper base a pigmented, resin-coated paper support, was coated with an approximately 8 ⁇ m thick gelatin/mordant receiving layer consisting of 7.53 g/m 2 of gelatin, 1.08 g/m 2 of cationic mordant, poly(N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-N-vinylbenzyl-ammonium chloride), poly(styrene-co-1-vinylimidazole-co-3-hydroxyethyl-1-vinylimidazolium chloride) (5:4:1 mole ratio), 0.1 g/m 2 of spreading agent 10-G (Olin) and 0.026 g/m 2 of formaldehyde hardener.
  • the receiving layer was coated from an aqueous solution at a 0.01 cm wet laydown and dried at 50° C .
  • This element was prepared the same as Control Element 2 except that it contained stabilizer 1 at a level of 0.38 g/m 2 . Stabilizer 1 was simply added to the aqueous gelatin/mordant coating melt.

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