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US 11,680,179 · App. 17/634,358 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set and production method of printed matter

Inventors: Gosuke Kikutsuji (Tokyo, JP); Yohei Konda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.; TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD.
C09D11/40B41J2/01B41J2/21B41M5/0023B41M7/0081C09D11/101C09D11/107C09D11/38C09D11/54
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Patent No.
US 11,680,179
App. No.
17/634,358
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

By the use of an ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set for a line head printer comprising a lower layer ink containing a polymerizable monomer having a specific structure, and, a specific photopolymerization initiator, and an upper layer ink containing a polymerizable monomer having a specific structure and a specific photopolymerization initiator, wherein among the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink, one of the inks is a white ink and the other ink is a black ink, a good printed matter having excellent adhesion between a recording medium and the ink layer, and, between different ink layers can be obtained without generating curing wrinkles and curling over time even during high speed printing.

Claims (59)

1. An ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set comprising a lower layer ink and an upper layer ink, and used in a line pass inkjet printer having a temporary curing step, wherein

among the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink, one of the inks is a white ink, and the other ink is a black ink,

the lower layer ink contains a first polymerizable monomer, a first photopolymerization initiator, and a first colorant,

the first polymerizable monomer comprises a compound represented by the following General formula (A),

the first photopolymerization initiator contains a first acylphosphine oxide photopolymerization initiator, a first benzophenone photopolymerization initiator, and 2-hydroxy-1-{1-[4-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionyl) phenyl]-1,3,3-trimethylindane-5-yl}-2-methylpropane-1-one,

the upper layer ink contains a second polymerizable monomer, a second photopolymerization initiator, and a second colorant,

the second polymerizable monomer comprises a compound represented by the following General formula (A), and

the second photopolymerization initiator contains a second acylphosphine oxide photopolymerization initiator, and a second benzophenone photopolymerization initiator,

CH 2 ═CH—CO—(O—CH 2 CH 2 ) n —O—R  General formula (A):

in General formula (A), R represents an acryloyl group or a vinyl group, and n represents an integer from 2 to 10, and

the compound represented by General formula (A) in the first polymerizable monomer and the compound represented by General formula (A) in the second polymerizable monomer may be the same or different.

2. The ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 1 , wherein R of the compound represented by General formula (A) in the first polymerizable monomer and R of the compound represented by General formula (A) in the second polymerizable monomer are both vinyl groups.

3. The ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 1 , wherein the upper layer ink further contains a photopolymerization initiator having an amino group.

4. The ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 1 , wherein the lower layer ink is substantially free of a thioxanthone-based photopolymerization initiator, and, a photopolymerization initiator having an amino group.

5. A production method of a printed matter which uses the ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 1 , comprising

Step 1 for discharging and imparting the lower layer ink on a substrate,

Step 2 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet light emitting diode to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 1,

Step 3 for discharging and imparting the upper layer ink to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 2 in order to at least partially overlap with the lower layer ink, and

Step 4 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet lamp to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink obtained in Step 3.

6. The ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 2 , wherein the upper layer ink further contains a photopolymerization initiator having an amino group.

7. The ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 2 , wherein the lower layer ink is substantially free of a thioxanthone-based photopolymerization initiator, and, a photopolymerization initiator having an amino group.

8. A production method of a printed matter which uses the ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 2 , comprising

Step 1 for discharging and imparting the lower layer ink on a substrate,

Step 2 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet light emitting diode to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 1,

Step 3 for discharging and imparting the upper layer ink to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 2 in order to at least partially overlap with the lower layer ink, and

Step 4 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet lamp to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink obtained in Step 3.

9. The ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 3 , wherein the lower layer ink is substantially free of a thioxanthone-based photopolymerization initiator, and, a photopolymerization initiator having an amino group.

10. A production method of a printed matter which uses the ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 3 , comprising

Step 1 for discharging and imparting the lower layer ink on a substrate,

Step 2 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet light emitting diode to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 1,

Step 3 for discharging and imparting the upper layer ink to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 2 in order to at least partially overlap with the lower layer ink, and

Step 4 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet lamp to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink obtained in Step 3.

11. The ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 6 , wherein the lower layer ink is substantially free of a thioxanthone-based photopolymerization initiator, and, a photopolymerization initiator having an amino group.

12. A production method of a printed matter which uses the ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 4 , comprising

Step 1 for discharging and imparting the lower layer ink on a substrate,

Step 2 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet light emitting diode to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 1,

Step 3 for discharging and imparting the upper layer ink to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 2 in order to at least partially overlap with the lower layer ink, and

Step 4 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet lamp to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink obtained in Step 3.

13. A production method of a printed matter which uses the ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 6 , comprising

Step 1 for discharging and imparting the lower layer ink on a substrate,

Step 2 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet light emitting diode to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 1,

Step 3 for discharging and imparting the upper layer ink to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 2 in order to at least partially overlap with the lower layer ink, and

Step 4 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet lamp to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink obtained in Step 3.

14. A production method of a printed matter which uses the ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 7 , comprising

Step 1 for discharging and imparting the lower layer ink on a substrate,

Step 2 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet light emitting diode to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 1,

Step 3 for discharging and imparting the upper layer ink to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 2 in order to at least partially overlap with the lower layer ink, and

Step 4 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet lamp to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink obtained in Step 3.

15. A production method of a printed matter which uses the ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 9 , comprising

Step 1 for discharging and imparting the lower layer ink on a substrate,

Step 2 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet light emitting diode to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 1,

Step 3 for discharging and imparting the upper layer ink to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 2 in order to at least partially overlap with the lower layer ink, and

Step 4 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet lamp to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink obtained in Step 3.

16. A production method of a printed matter which uses the ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 11 , comprising

Step 1 for discharging and imparting the lower layer ink on a substrate,

Step 2 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet light emitting diode to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 1,

Step 3 for discharging and imparting the upper layer ink to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink obtained in Step 2 in order to at least partially overlap with the lower layer ink, and

Step 4 for irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an ultraviolet lamp to the substrate imparted with the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink obtained in Step 3.

17. The ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the 2-hydroxy 1-{1-[4-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionyl)phenyl]-1,3,3-trimethylindane-5-yl}-2-methylpropane-1-one contained in the lower layer ink is 2 to 8% by mass based on an entire amount of the lower layer ink.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2022
From: KIKUTSUJI, GOSUKE; KONDA, YOHEI
To: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.; TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-216784 · Dec 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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