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US 12,241,042 · App. 18/172,937 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Cleaning liquid and inkjet recording apparatus liquid set

Inventor: Yosuke Katayama (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
C11D1/72B41J2/16552C09D11/322C09D11/38C09D11/40C09D11/54C11D1/008C11D3/164C11D3/2041C11D3/2065C11D3/3707C11D17/0008
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Patent No.
US 12,241,042
App. No.
18/172,937
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cleaning liquid contains water, a specific organic solvent, and an acetylene surfactant. The specific organic solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohol and polyalkylene glycol. The specific organic solvent has a percentage content of at least 1% by mass and no greater than 18% by mas to the mass of the cleaning liquid. The acetylene surfactant has a percentage content of at least 0.3% by mass and no greater than 1.0% by mass to the mass of the cleaning liquid.

Claims (38)

1. An inkjet recording apparatus liquid set comprising:

a first liquid; and

a second liquid, wherein

the first liquid is an ink and the second liquid is a cleaning liquid,

the cleaning liquid contains water, a specific organic solvent, and an acetylene surfactant,

the specific organic solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohol and polyalkylene glycol,

the specific organic solvent has a percentage content of at least 1% by mass and no greater than 18% by mass to mass of the cleaning liquid,

the acetylene surfactant has a percentage content of at least 0.3% by mass and no greater than 1.0% by mass to the mass of the cleaning liquid, and

a contact angle θi of the ink with respect to an austenitic stainless steel plate and a contact angle θc of the cleaning liquid with respect to the austenitic stainless steel plate satisfy a numerical formula (A):

θ i−θc≥ 10  (A).

2. The inkjet recording apparatus liquid set according to claim 1 , wherein

the ink has a contact angle θi with respect to an austenitic stainless steel plate of at least 75 degrees.

3. The inkjet recording apparatus liquid set according to claim 1 , wherein

the cleaning liquid has a contact angle θd with respect to the ink in a dried state of no greater than 15 degrees.

4. The inkjet recording apparatus liquid set according to claim 1 , wherein

the ink contains pigment particles, a resin, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant, and water,

the resin is urethane-acrylic resin,

the water-soluble organic solvent includes glycerin, triethylene glycol monobutyl ether, and 2-pyrrolidone, and

the surfactant is an acetylene surfactant.

5. An inkjet recording apparatus liquid set comprising:

a first liquid; and

a second liquid, wherein

the first liquid is an ink and the second liquid is a cleaning liquid,

the cleaning liquid contains water, a specific organic solvent, and an acetylene surfactant,

the specific organic solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohol and polyalkylene glycol,

the specific organic solvent has a percentage content of at least 1% by mass and no greater than 18% by mass to mass of the cleaning liquid,

the acetylene surfactant has a percentage content of at least 0.3% by mass and no greater than 1.0% by mass to the mass of the cleaning liquid, and

the cleaning liquid has a contact angle θd with respect to the ink in a dried state of no greater than 15 degrees.

6. The inkjet recording apparatus liquid set according to claim 5 , wherein

the ink has a contact angle θi with respect to an austenitic stainless steel plate of at least 75 degrees.

7. The inkjet recording apparatus liquid set according to claim 5 , wherein

a contact angle θi of the ink with respect to an austenitic stainless steel plate and a contact angle θc of the cleaning liquid with respect to the austenitic stainless steel plate satisfy a numerical formula (A):

θ i−θc≥ 10  (A).

8. The inkjet recording apparatus liquid set according to claim 5 , wherein

the ink contains pigment particles, a resin, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant, and water,

the resin is urethane-acrylic resin,

the water-soluble organic solvent includes glycerin, triethylene glycol monobutyl ether, and 2-pyrrolidone, and

the surfactant is an acetylene surfactant.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2023
From: KATAYAMA, YOSUKE
To: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-029408 · Feb 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230272305A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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