WO2016125656A1 - インクジェット画像形成方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an inkjet image forming method.
- the line head type inkjet image forming apparatus generally has an inkjet head having a plurality of nozzles arranged in one or two or more rows across the width of an image to be formed. Then, ink is ejected from the inkjet head to a recording medium such as paper or cloth that is transported in a direction crossing the nozzle arrangement direction under the fixed inkjet head, and an intended image is formed.
- a recording medium such as paper or cloth that is transported in a direction crossing the nozzle arrangement direction under the fixed inkjet head
- the inkjet head since the inkjet head is fixed to the recording medium to be transported, if a defect (for example, bent ink ejection or defective ejection) occurs in the nozzle, streaks or Image defects such as density unevenness may occur.
- a defect for example, bent ink ejection or defective ejection
- streaks or Image defects such as density unevenness may occur.
- gel ink since the gel ink has high pinning properties, leveling is less likely to occur than non-gel ink, and the image defects are more likely to occur.
- streaky blank portions may occur in the image.
- the line head type ink jet image forming method as a technique for preventing the above-mentioned streak defect, there is a technique for increasing the amount of ink discharged from the nozzle adjacent to the nozzle that stopped discharging or increasing the dot diameter. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
- the above technique is effective in preventing streak defects in the line head type ink jet image forming method, but the discharge operation (for example, expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric element) of a very small number of nozzles is specially performed. Need to control. For this reason, the control of the discharge operation of each nozzle may be more complicated, and the above-described special discharge operation may affect the discharge operation of other nozzles. For this reason, the above-mentioned measures for preventing image defects by simpler control are desired.
- the present invention provides an image forming method that can more easily suppress the occurrence of streak defects due to defective ejection of ink from nozzles in a line head type inkjet image forming method using gel ink.
- the ink dot diameter of each nozzle is set to be larger than the minimum necessary diameter within the range where desired image quality can be obtained.
- the printing rate of each nozzle may be set smaller.
- the present inventors can prevent the occurrence of streak defects at an appropriate dot diameter, and even if a nozzle defect occurs, by adjusting the printing rate, the image caused by the nozzle defect can be prevented.
- the present inventors have found that the occurrence of defects can be prevented and completed the present invention.
- the present invention provides, as at least one aspect thereof, a recording medium that moves from a plurality of nozzles arranged along the first direction in a second direction that crosses the first direction, and Provided is an inkjet image forming method for forming an image by discharging gel ink at a first printing rate of less than 100% for uniting newly ejected gel ink dots to already landed gel ink dots.
- the gel ink contains a crystalline gelling agent, a color material, and a polymer dispersant, and the content of the polymer dispersant in the gel ink is greater than 20% by mass and less than 70% by mass with respect to the color material.
- the contact angle of the gel ink on the recording medium is 15 to 30 °.
- inkjet image forming method it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an image defect due to a nozzle defect by changing only the ink ejection tempo at the nozzle adjacent to the nozzle that caused the ejection failure. Therefore, according to the inkjet image forming method described above, in the line head type inkjet image forming method using gel ink, it is possible to more easily suppress the occurrence of streak defects due to defective ejection of ink from the nozzles.
- FIG. 1A is a diagram schematically showing a dot pattern in the (n ⁇ 1) th to (n + 1) th nozzles based on the initial printing rate when the ejection of the gel ink from the nth nozzle is stopped
- FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing dot patterns after correction in the (n ⁇ 1) th and (n + 1) th nozzles.
- the ink jet image forming method is a so-called line head type ink jet image forming method. That is, in the image forming method, the gel ink is transferred from the plurality of nozzles arranged along the first direction to the recording medium moving in the second direction across the first direction at the first printing rate. The process (printing process) of discharging is included.
- the first printing rate is a printing rate for uniting the newly ejected gel ink dots with the gel ink dots that have already landed on the recording medium.
- “Making dots together” means, for example, that the dots of gel ink that are newly landed on the recording medium come into contact with or overlap with the existing dots on the recording medium, or the above-mentioned wet spreading of the new dots. , Says to be integrated with the existing dots.
- the “printing rate” is the ratio (%) of pixels on which an ink droplet of gel ink from the nozzle lands with respect to all the pixels in the row of pixels corresponding to one nozzle of the image to be formed.
- the first printing rate is an appropriate numerical value of less than 100%. For example, in consideration of the wetting and spreading, maximum printing for realizing a minimum dot diameter for a new dot to be integrated with an existing dot. It is an appropriate numerical value less than the rate.
- the first printing rate can be appropriately determined according to the dot diameter of the gel ink ejected from each nozzle, for example. Setting a larger dot diameter makes it possible to reduce the first printing rate and is preferable from the viewpoint of image productivity. Setting a smaller dot diameter requires increasing the first printing rate, which is preferable from the viewpoint of improving image quality.
- the dot diameter is, for example, the size of a point formed after wetting and spreading of an ink droplet that has landed on a recording medium.
- the first printing rate is set to 0.3 to 0.7 times the maximum printing rate from the viewpoint of image productivity, for example. More specifically, the first printing rate is preferably 35 to 65%, and more preferably 40 to 60%.
- the recording medium is an object to which gel ink can be applied by a line head type inkjet image forming method.
- the form of the recording medium is normally a sheet, but may be other forms as long as the gel ink can be applied in the present embodiment.
- Examples of the recording medium include various types of coated paper for printing, vapor-deposited paper, aluminum foil paper, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) sheet, polypropylene (PP) sheet, fine paper, cardboard, art paper, cardboard paper, and coated ball Includes paper, embossed paper and cloth.
- the recording medium is selected from objects having a contact angle of 15 to 30 ° with the gel ink.
- the contact angle can be determined using, for example, a commercially available contact angle meter. If the contact angle is too small, gel ink bleeding increases, which may lead to poor image granularity. If the contact angle is too large, the gel ink dots may rise from the surface of the recording medium, resulting in poor curing of the gel ink, and the adhesion of the dots to the recording medium may be insufficient. From the viewpoint of improving the image quality, the contact angle is preferably 18 to 28 °, and more preferably 20 to 26 °.
- the gel ink preferably has a phase transition temperature.
- the phase transition temperature of gel ink is the temperature at which the gel ink changes from a liquid to a solid. If the phase transition temperature is too low, ink ejection stability may not be obtained in a high-temperature environment such as summertime, or pinning stability may not be obtained, which may affect sensitivity, and the phase transition temperature is too high.
- the phase transition temperature of the gel ink is preferably 40 ° C. or higher and lower than 100 ° C., and more preferably 45 to 75 ° C.
- the phase transition temperature can be determined from viscoelastic curves obtained using various rheometers (for example, a stress control type rheometer using a cone plate, Physica MCR series, manufactured by Anton Paar).
- the viscoelastic curve can be obtained, for example, by measuring a viscosity curve obtained by changing a temperature of a high-temperature ink in a sol state at a low shear rate, or a temperature change of dynamic viscoelasticity.
- the gelation temperature can be appropriately adjusted by changing the type of gelling agent used, the amount of gelling agent added, and the type of actinic ray curable monomer.
- the gel ink contains a crystalline gelling agent, a coloring material, and a polymer dispersant.
- the crystalline gelling agent is a component that imparts fluidity to the gel ink before ejection and promotes solidification of the gel ink after landing, and may be one kind or more. If the content of the crystalline gelling agent in the gel ink is too small, the pinning of the gel ink is weak, so that an undesirable liquid shift due to dot coalescence may occur, and if too large, the pinning of the gel ink is too strong. In some cases, a sufficiently large dot cannot be obtained. From such a viewpoint, the content is preferably 1 to 20% by mass, more preferably 1 to 10% by mass, and further preferably 2 to 7% by mass.
- crystalline gelling agent examples include fatty acid inulin such as inulin stearate, fatty acid dextrin such as dextrin palmitate and dextrin myristic acid, glyceryl behenate, and polyglyceryl behenate eicosane diacid. .
- crystalline gelling agent examples include low molecular oil gelling agents described in JP-A-2005-126507, JP-A-2005-255821, JP-A-2010-1111790, N-lauroyl- Amide compounds such as L-glutamic acid dibutylamide and N-2 ethylhexanoyl-L-glutamic acid dibutylamide, and dibenzylidene sorbitols such as 1,3: 2,4-bis-O-benzylidene-D-glucitol included.
- N-lauroyl- Amide compounds such as L-glutamic acid dibutylamide and N-2 ethylhexanoyl-L-glutamic acid dibutylamide
- dibenzylidene sorbitols such as 1,3: 2,4-bis-O-benzylidene-D-glucitol included.
- crystalline gelling agent examples include petroleum waxes such as paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, petrolactam, candelilla wax, carnauba wax, rice wax, wood wax, jojoba oil, jojoba solid wax, jojoba.
- Plant waxes such as esters, animal waxes such as beeswax and lanolin, whale wax, mineral waxes such as montan wax and hydrogenated wax, hardened castor oil or hardened castor oil derivatives and montan wax derivatives, and paraffin wax derivatives
- Modified waxes such as microcrystalline wax derivatives and polyethylene wax derivatives are included.
- crystalline gelling agent examples include higher fatty acids such as behenic acid, arachidic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid, lauric acid, oleic acid, erucic acid, stearyl alcohol and behenyl alcohol.
- Higher alcohols such as 12-hydroxystearic acid or derivatives thereof, lauric acid amide or stearic acid amide, behenic acid amide, oleic acid amide, erucic acid amide, ricinoleic acid amide, 12-hydroxy Fatty acid amides such as stearic acid amide, and N-substituted fatty acid amides such as N-stearyl stearic acid amide and N-oleyl palmitic acid amide are included.
- the crystalline gelling agent examples include special fatty acids such as N, N′-ethylenebisstearylamide, N, N′-ethylenebis12-hydroxystearylamide, and N, N′-xylylenebisstearylamide.
- Amides, higher amines such as dodecylamine, tetradecylamine, octadecylamine, stearyl stearic acid, oleyl palmitic acid, glycerin fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, propylene glycol fatty acid ester, ethylene glycol fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene fatty acid
- Fatty acid ester compounds such as esters, sucrose fatty acid esters such as sucrose stearic acid and sucrose palmitic acid, synthetic gelling agents such as polyethylene gelators and ⁇ -olefin maleic anhydride copolymer gelling agents, polymerizable gels Agent, da Mer acid and dimer diol, it contains.
- the color material may be one kind or more. If the content of the color material in the gel ink is too small, the color of the gel ink may be insufficient, and if it is too large, other properties of the gel ink may be insufficient. From such a viewpoint, the content of the color material in the gel ink is preferably 0.5 to 10% by mass, more preferably 0.5 to 7% by mass, and 1 to 5% by mass. More preferably it is.
- Examples of the color material include pigments and dyes that are known to be usable as color materials for inkjet inks.
- examples of the pigment include organic pigments and inorganic pigments described in the color index.
- examples of the dye include oil-soluble dyes.
- the type of the polymer dispersant is not particularly limited.
- Preferred examples of the polymer dispersant include BYK-2164, BYK-168, BYK N-22024, manufactured by BYK Chemie, BYK JET-9150, BYK JET-9151, BYK JET-9151, EFKA 7701, EFKA 4310, manufactured by BASF. , EFKA 4320, EFKA 4401, Avecia's SOLPERSE 24000GR, SOLPERSE 39000, Ajinomoto Fine Techno Co., Ltd. Ajisper (registered trademark of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.) PB821, PB824, and the like.
- the polymer dispersant preferably has a comb block structure (block copolymer (comb shape) skeleton) from the viewpoint of enhancing the dispersibility of the pigment (coloring material).
- a comb block structure block copolymer (comb shape) skeleton
- the content of the polymer dispersant is preferably 20 to 70% by mass, more preferably 25 to 60% by mass, and further preferably 30 to 50% by mass with respect to the pigment. If the content of the polymer dispersant relative to the pigment is too high, the polymer dispersant associates with the gelling agent to inhibit gelation, and pinning does not work when the ink droplets land, causing the droplets to spread and liquid. This is because droplets overlap, so-called liquid deviation occurs, resulting in insufficient image quality. On the other hand, if the content of the polymer dispersant relative to the pigment is low, the polymer surface cannot be sufficiently covered with the polymer dispersant, so that the storage stability is lowered and the ejection stability is also deteriorated. Elasticity may not be obtained.
- the gel ink may further contain components other than the above-described crystalline gelling agent, colorant, and polymer dispersant as long as the effects of the present embodiment are exhibited.
- the other components include a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator.
- the above-mentioned photopolymerizable compound is a compound that is cured by irradiation with light described later, and may be one kind or more. If the content of the photopolymerizable compound in the gel ink is too small, the coloring material cannot be sufficiently dispersed, and the ink dischargeability from the ink jet recording apparatus is reduced, or the formed image (ink layer) ) May be insufficient, and if it is too large, the amount of gelling agent and photopolymerization initiator will be relatively small, the sol-gel phase transition will not be sufficiently performed, and curing will be insufficient. Other properties in the gel ink may be insufficient.
- the content of the photopolymerizable compound in the gel ink is preferably 10 to 97% by mass, and 20 to 90% by mass. % Is more preferable, and 30 to 85% by mass is even more preferable.
- Examples of the photopolymerizable compound include compounds having one or more radical polymerizable unsaturated multiple bonds, and more specifically, compounds having one or more (meth) acryloyl groups.
- Examples of compounds having one (meth) acryloyl group include isoamyl (meth) acrylate, stearyl (meth) acrylate, lauryl (meth) acrylate, octyl (meth) acrylate, decyl (meth) acrylate, and isomyristyl (meth) acrylate , Isostearyl (meth) acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl-diglycol (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-acryloyloxyethyl hexahydrophthalic acid, butoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, ethoxydiethylene glycol (meta ) Acrylate, methoxydiethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, methoxypropylene glycol (meth) acrylate, pheno Siethyl (meth)
- Examples of compounds having two (meth) acryloyl groups include triethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, tetraethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, polyethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, tripropylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, Polypropylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, 1,4-butanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,6-hexanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,9-nonanediol di (meth) acrylate, neopentyl glycol di (meth) ) Acrylate, dimethylol-tricyclodecane di (meth) acrylate, bisphenol A PO adduct di (meth) acrylate, hydroxypivalate neopentyl glycol di (meth) acrylate, and polytetramethyl It includes glycol di (meth) acrylate.
- Examples of compounds having three or more (meth) acryloyl groups include trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate, pentaerythritol tri (meth) acrylate, pentaerythritol tetra (meth) acrylate, dipentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate , Ditrimethylolpropane tetra (meth) acrylate, glycerin propoxytri (meth) acrylate, caprolactone modified trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate, pentaerythritol ethoxytetra (meth) acrylate and caprolactam modified dipentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate It is.
- the actinic ray curable compound preferably contains a compound having two or more (meth) acryloyl groups from the viewpoint of increasing the strength of the ink layer.
- the content of the compound having two or more (meth) acryloyl groups in the actinic ray curable compound is 30 to 100% by mass.
- the photopolymerization initiator is a component that causes a polymerization reaction of the photopolymerizable compound by the light, and may be one kind or more. If the content of the photopolymerization initiator in the gel ink is too small, the photocuring of the gel ink may be insufficient, and if it is too large, the effect of the photopolymerization initiator reaches its peak. From such a viewpoint, the content of the photopolymerization initiator in the gel ink is preferably 0.01 to 10% by mass, more preferably 1 to 9% by mass, and 5 to 8% by mass. More preferably it is.
- photopolymerization initiator examples include acetophenone series, benzoins, acylphosphine oxide series, benzyl, and methylphenylglyoxyester.
- acetophenone series examples include diethoxyacetophenone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropan-1-one, benzyldimethyl ketal, 1- (4-isopropylphenyl) -2-hydroxy-2-methylpropane -1-one, 4- (2-hydroxyethoxy) phenyl- (2-hydroxy-2-propyl) ketone, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl-phenylketone, 2-methyl-2-morpholino (4-thiomethylphenyl) propane- 1-one and 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1- (4-morpholinophenyl) -butanone are included.
- benzoins examples include benzoin, benzoin methyl ether and benzoin isopropyl ether.
- acylphosphine oxide examples include 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoindiphenylphosphine oxide.
- intramolecular hydrogen abstraction type photopolymerization initiator examples include benzophenone series, thioxanthone series, aminobenzophenone series, 10-butyl-2-chloroacridone, 2-ethylanthraquinone, and 9,10-phenanthrenequinone. And camphorquinone.
- benzophenone series examples include benzophenone, methyl-4-phenylbenzophenone o-benzoylbenzoate, 4,4′-dichlorobenzophenone, hydroxybenzophenone, 4-benzoyl-4′-methyl-diphenyl sulfide, acrylated benzophenone, 3 3,3 ′, 4,4′-tetra (t-butylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone and 3,3′-dimethyl-4-methoxybenzophenone.
- Examples of the above thioxanthone series include 2-isopropylthioxanthone, 2,4-dimethylthioxanthone, 2,4-diethylthioxanthone, and 2,4-dichlorothioxanthone.
- aminobenzophenone series examples include Michler's ketone and 4,4'-diethylaminobenzophenone.
- R is the resolution (dpi) of the image to be formed
- D is the dot diameter ( ⁇ m) of the ink droplet landed on the recording medium. 2.7 ⁇ D / (2.54 ⁇ 10 4 /R) ⁇ 3.5
- the pixel dot ratio is preferably 2.9 to 3.3.
- the pixel dot ratio can be obtained by calculation, for example, from the desired resolution of the image, the type of recording medium to be used, the contact angle of the gel ink, etc., or can be obtained by an experiment with an actual machine. .
- the inkjet image forming method may further include other steps than the printing step as long as the effects of the present embodiment are achieved.
- the other processes include an abnormal nozzle identification process, a discharge stop process, a printing rate adjustment process, and a photocuring process.
- an abnormal nozzle that has caused an abnormal discharge from a plurality of nozzles is specified.
- the ejection stop step the ejection of the gel ink from the abnormal nozzle is stopped.
- the printing rate of the nozzle adjacent to one or both of the abnormal nozzles is adjusted to a second printing rate larger than the first printing rate. Thereafter, the adjacent nozzles eject the gel ink onto the recording medium at the second printing rate.
- the adjacent nozzle adjusted to the second printing rate may be only one adjacent nozzle of the abnormal nozzle, or may be both adjacent nozzles. From the viewpoint of suppressing deterioration in image quality, it is preferable that the printing rate of the nozzles on both sides is adjusted to the second printing rate.
- the second printing rate is a minimum printing rate or more than that for filling the blank portion formed on the recording medium when the dots of the gel ink from the adjacent nozzles are stopped by the ejection of the gel ink from the abnormal nozzles. Value.
- the upper limit is 100%.
- the second printing rate may be the same for the upper adjacent nozzles or may be different.
- the second print rate is preferably 1.1 to 2.0 times the first print rate, and 1.3 to 1.
- the number is more preferably 8 times, and further preferably 1.4 to 1.7 times.
- the printing rate adjustment step can be performed, for example, using the correction mechanism designed so that the printing rate of a specific nozzle can be adjusted.
- the gel ink on the recording medium is cured by irradiating light onto the ink droplet landed on the recording medium of the gel ink containing the photopolymerizable compound and the photopolymerization initiator.
- the light is light that causes photopolymerization of the photopolymerizable compound, and is, for example, ultraviolet light or an electron beam.
- the photocuring step can be performed using the light source disposed on the downstream side of the line ink jet head in the recording medium transport direction in the line head type ink jet image forming apparatus. Similar to the line inkjet head, the light source may be fixed so as to irradiate the light to the full width of the image to be formed, or arranged so as to be able to scan in the direction crossing the transport direction. May be.
- the ink jet image forming method can be performed using a known line head type ink jet image forming apparatus having a mechanism capable of changing the printing rate of the nozzles adjacent to the missing nozzle as a missing nozzle correcting mechanism.
- a line head type inkjet image forming apparatus having missing nozzle correction means is prepared.
- the line head type inkjet image forming apparatus for example, an inkjet recording apparatus described in JP-A-2004-306261 can be used.
- the missing nozzle correction means may be, for example, a discharge amount switching means described in Patent Document 1 that is designed to adjust the printing rate of the nozzles instead of adjusting the ink discharge amount.
- ink is ejected from each nozzle under an initial condition that satisfies the pixel dot ratio to form an image.
- the printing rate of each nozzle is normally 100%.
- the printing rate of each nozzle is less than 100%. If the dot diameter is too large, the pixels become coarse and the desired image quality cannot be realized.
- the initial condition can be set by, for example, an experiment using an actual machine and a sensory evaluation of an image based on the above-described balance.
- FIG. 1A shows the dot patterns DP (n ⁇ 1) , DP (n) and DP (n + 1) of the nth nozzle and the adjacent nozzles at this time.
- the squares in the figure represent pixels on the recording medium, and the filled portions represent pixels on which ink on the recording medium is to be ejected.
- An arrow X represents the conveyance direction of the recording medium.
- the dot pattern DP (n ⁇ 1) of the (n ⁇ 1) th nozzle and the dot pattern DP (n + 1) of the (n + 1) th nozzle are dot patterns based on the above initial conditions.
- the missing nozzle correction means increases the printing rate of the (n ⁇ 1) th and (n + 1) th nozzles in the initial condition.
- the shaded area in FIG. 1B indicates a pixel for which ink ejection has been newly set to increase the printing rate.
- a dot in both nozzles fills a blank of the pixel row corresponding to the nth nozzle.
- the pixels to be newly ejected from the (n ⁇ 1) th and (n + 1) th nozzles are set as the pixels that should be printed by ejecting ink from the nth nozzle. This can be done by setting the ink droplets to land on adjacent pixel positions or adjacent pixel positions.
- the ink droplets to be ejected are applied to the pixel corresponding to the nth nozzle or the adjacent pixel or the adjacent pixel. Let it be distributed. In this way, by increasing the printing ratio of the (n ⁇ 1) th and (n + 1) th nozzles, the occurrence of streak defects due to the stop of the discharge of the nth nozzle is prevented, and an image with the desired image quality continues to be formed.
- the new dot is added to the dot pattern in the initial state of the (n ⁇ 1) th and (n + 1) th nozzles to increase the printing rate of both nozzles.
- the (n + 1) th dot pattern may be accompanied by a partial change of the initial dot pattern portion, or may be a newly set dot pattern other than the initial dot pattern. Further, by changing the dot pattern in the region including the (n ⁇ m) th and n + mth (n ⁇ 5, m ⁇ 4), further non-uniformity and further improvement in image quality can be expected.
- the inkjet image forming method is a recording medium that moves in a second direction across the first direction from a plurality of nozzles arranged along the first direction.
- a first printing rate of less than 100% for uniting the newly ejected gel ink dots with the gel ink dots already landed on the recording medium.
- the gel ink contains a crystalline gelling agent, a colorant and a polymer dispersant, and the content of the polymer dispersant in the gel ink is greater than 20% by mass and less than or equal to 70% by mass with respect to the colorant.
- the contact angle Ga of the gel ink of the recording medium is 15 to 30 ° and satisfies the following formula, the occurrence of image defects due to defective ejection of ink from the nozzles is further suppressed. It can be suppressed to. 2.7 ⁇ D / (2.54 ⁇ 10 4 /R) ⁇ 3.5
- R is the resolution (dpi) of the image to be formed
- D is the dot diameter ( ⁇ m) of the ink droplet landed on the recording medium.
- the inkjet image forming method includes a step of identifying an abnormal nozzle that has caused an abnormal discharge from the plurality of nozzles, a step of stopping the discharge of the gel ink from the abnormal nozzle, and one or both of the abnormal nozzles Adjusting the printing rate of the nozzle adjacent to the second printing rate to be larger than the first printing rate and discharging the gel ink onto the recording medium. This is more effective from the viewpoint of more easily suppressing the occurrence of image defects due to the ejection failure.
- the gel ink has a phase transition point at 40 ° C. or higher and lower than 100 ° C. from the viewpoint of improving ejection stability and ink droplet landing accuracy.
- the content of the crystalline gelling agent in the gel ink is 1 to 10% by mass, which is more effective from the viewpoint of realizing the desired image quality related to dot spreading.
- the polymer dispersant is at least one selected from the group consisting of polymer dispersants having a comb block structure from the viewpoint of enhancing dispersion stability and ejection stability.
- the gel ink further contains a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and the ink jet image forming method cures the gel ink on the recording medium by irradiating the ink droplets landed on the recording medium with light. Further including is more effective from the viewpoint of forming a highly durable image.
- magenta pigment dispersion 1 was prepared with the following components.
- Magenta pigment 1 D4500J (manufactured by BASF) 9.0 g
- Photopolymer compound Tripropylene glycol diacrylate (manufactured by Toa Gosei Co., Ltd.) 32.7 g
- Polymer dispersing agent BYK Jet-9151 (manufactured by Altana) 3.2 g
- Pigment dispersions 2 and 3 were obtained in the same manner as pigment dispersion 1, except that the D / P was changed to 0.20 and 0.80, respectively.
- Photopolymerization compound polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) (manufactured by Daicel Ornex Co., Ltd.) 6.2 g Photopolymerization compound: 3PO-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylate (manufactured by Toa Gosei Co., Ltd.) 6.2 g Surfactant: TSF-4442 (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) 0.3 g Photopolymerization initiator: IRGACURE 819 (manufactured by BASF) 0.3 g Photopolymerization initiator: DAROCURE TPO (BASF) 0.3g Crystalline gelling agent: Kao wax T-1 (manufactured by Kao Corporation) 0.8 g
- Inks 2 and 3 were obtained in the same manner as ink 1 except that pigment dispersions 2 and 3 were used instead of pigment dispersion 1, respectively. Further, an ink 4 was obtained in the same manner as the ink 1 except that the crystalline gelling agent 1 was replaced with the same amount of the photopolymerizable compound 1.
- the ratio D / P of the content D of the polymer dispersant 1 to the content P of the magenta pigment in the ink 1 is 0.35.
- D / P of ink 2 is 0.20
- D / P of ink 3 is 0.80
- D / P of ink 4 is 0.35.
- phase transition temperature (gelation temperature) Tpt of the inks 1 to 3 was measured with a viscoelasticity measuring device MCR300 manufactured by Physica, share rate 11 (1 / s). Inks 1 to 3 all had a Tpt of 59 ° C. Since ink 4 did not gel, Tpt was not determined.
- Example 1 Using a line head type inkjet image forming apparatus in which the temperature of the inkjet head was set to 80 ° C., the ink 1 was ejected onto the recording medium A to form a solid image 1 of 5 cm ⁇ 5 cm.
- the liquid volume of the ink 1 droplet is 9 pL
- the resolution R of the image to be formed in the nozzle arrangement direction of the inkjet head is 1200 dpi
- the dot diameter D of the ink 1 landed on the recording medium A is 65 ⁇ m. .
- the printing rate Cr (n) at the nth nozzle (for example, the 100th nozzle from one end nozzle) in the inkjet head is 50%, and the printing rate Cr (n ⁇ 1) at the (n ⁇ 1) th nozzle is 45%.
- the printing rate Cr (n + 1) at the (n + 1) th nozzle is 53%.
- the printing rate is the ratio (%) of pixels that actually land ink in a row of pixels that can be printed by each nozzle.
- the streaks, curability, graininess, and adhesion of the obtained solid image 1 were evaluated.
- Streak Defect Image data was thinned out at a predetermined interval in advance, and a solid image 1 forcibly including nozzle defects was visually observed, and streak-like image defects were evaluated according to the following criteria. If it is “A” or “B”, there is no practical problem. A: No streak is visible at any point. B: White background is not visible, but part of the image has streak-like irregularities. C: Some streak-like white spots can be recognized. D: In most places. Line-shaped white spots can be recognized
- the adhesion of the ink 1 layer to the recording medium A was evaluated according to the following criteria. If it is “A” or “B”, there is no practical problem.
- D The number of peeled cut parts is More than 40
- Example 2 to 5 Solid images 2 and 3 were formed and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of ink droplets was changed to 8.5 pL and 9.5 pL, respectively.
- a solid image 3 was formed and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the recording medium A was replaced with the recording medium B.
- “Recording medium B” was a single-sided chrome color (manufactured by Oji Paper Co., Ltd.), and the contact angle after 1 second of landing of ink 1 on recording medium B was 25 °.
- a solid image 4 was formed and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the recording medium A was replaced with the recording medium C.
- “Recording medium C” was Esprit C (manufactured by Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.), and the contact angle after 1 second of landing of ink 1 on recording medium C was 28 °.
- Solid images C1 to C3 were formed and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the recording medium A was replaced with recording media D, E, and F, respectively.
- “Recording medium D” is a PET film with easy contact treatment
- “Recording medium E” is Esprit F (manufactured by Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.)
- “Recording medium F” is high gloss paper (M-real). Made).
- the contact angle after 1 second of the landing of the ink 1 with respect to the recording medium D is 10 °
- the contact angle after the landing of the ink 1 with respect to the recording medium E is 32 °
- the landing of the ink 1 with respect to the recording medium F The contact angle after 1 second was 47 °.
- Solid images C4 to C6 were formed and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that ink 1 was replaced with inks 2 to 4, respectively.
- the contact angle after 1 second of landing of the ink 2 on the recording medium A is 23 °
- the contact angle after 1 second of landing of the ink 3 on the recording medium A is 20 °
- the landing angle of the ink 4 on the recording medium A is 1 second.
- the later contact angle was 13 °.
- Example 7 A solid image C7 was formed and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the liquid volume of the ink 1 droplet was changed to 8 pL and the dot diameter was changed to 55 ⁇ m.
- Example 8 A solid image C8 was formed and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the liquid volume of the ink 1 droplet was changed to 10 pL and the dot diameter was changed to 78 ⁇ m.
- Example 6 A solid image 6 is formed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the liquid volume of the ink 1 droplet is changed to 14 pL, the dot diameter is changed to 124 ⁇ m, and the resolution of the image to be formed is changed to 600 dpi. evaluated.
- Table 1 shows conditions and evaluation results of the ink jet image forming methods in Examples and Comparative Examples.
- Example 7 Implemented except that the ejection of ink 1 from the nth nozzle was stopped, the printing rate of the (n-1) th nozzle was changed from 45% to 75%, and the printing rate of the (n + 1) th nozzle was changed from 53% to 72%. In the same manner as in Example 1, a solid image 7 was produced, and stripe defects in the solid image 7 were evaluated.
- Example 9 A solid image C9 was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the ejection of the ink 1 from the n-th nozzle was stopped, and streak defects in the solid image C9 were evaluated.
- a solid image C10 was produced in the same manner as in Example 7 except that the recording medium A was replaced with the recording medium F, and streak defects in the solid image C10 were evaluated.
- Example 8 A solid image was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the printing rate of the (n-1) th nozzle was 34%, the printing rate of the nth nozzle was 50%, and the printing rate of the (n + 1) th nozzle was 62%. 8A was produced. Thus, it was confirmed that a solid image could be produced at the above printing rate.
- a solid image C12 was produced in the same manner as the solid image 8A in Example 8 except that the ejection of the ink 1 from the n-th nozzle was stopped, and streak defects in the solid image C12 were evaluated.
- Table 2 shows the evaluation results of the printing rate and streak defects in Examples 7 and 8 and Comparative Examples 9 to 12.
- Examples 1 to 6 show sufficiently good results in any evaluation of streak defects, curability, graininess, and adhesion. This is because (1) in the line head type ink jet image forming method, the gel ink is ejected at an appropriate printing rate for merging new dots with the existing dots and at a dot diameter suitable for the resolution. (2) In the gel ink, the polymer dispersant is sufficiently contained in the coloring material, and (3) the gel ink has an appropriate contact angle with respect to the recording medium, This is considered to be due to the three points.
- Examples 7 and 8 were evaluated in any evaluation of streak defects, curability, granularity, and adhesion, both before and after stopping the discharge of ink from the nth nozzle. It shows sufficiently good results. This is because, in addition to the above (1), after the ink ejection from the n-th nozzle is stopped, the printing rate at both adjacent nozzles is appropriately increased.
- Comparative Example 1 the evaluation result of graininess is insufficient. This is presumably because the contact angle of the ink 1 with respect to the recording medium D is too small, the bleeding becomes large, and the dot diameter is too large for the pixels.
- Comparative Example 2 the evaluation results of streak defects and graininess are insufficient, and in Comparative Example 3, the evaluation results of any of streak defects, curability, graininess, and adhesion are insufficient. This is considered to be because, in Comparative Examples 2 and 3, the contact angle of the ink 1 with respect to each of the recording media E and F is too large, the dots rise, and the dot diameter is too small with respect to the pixels. In Comparative Example 3, it is considered that the rise of dots resulted in insufficient graininess and poor curing of the ink 3 and a decrease in the adhesion of the ink 3 to the recording medium F.
- Comparative Example 6 the evaluation results for all of curability, graininess, and adhesion are insufficient. This is because the ink 4 is a non-gel ink that does not contain a crystalline gelling agent, so that no streak defects occur, but the gel ink-specific effects (improving curability, graininess, and adhesion) cannot be obtained. Conceivable.
- the first printing of less than 100% for uniting the newly ejected gel ink dots toward the gel ink dots that have already landed on the recording medium In forming the image by discharging the gel ink at a rate, the gel ink contains a crystalline gelling agent, a colorant and a polymer dispersant, and the content of the polymer dispersant in the gel ink is in the colorant.
- the contact angle of the gel ink of the recording medium is 15 to 30 ° and satisfies the following formula, the above-described streak defect and grain defect are satisfied. It can be seen that an image having sufficient ink curability and adhesion can be formed.
- the present invention in the line head type ink jet image forming method in which an image is formed by one pass of a recording medium, an image can be formed with higher productivity, and streaks due to nozzle defects can be formed. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of defects by an easier method of adjusting the nozzle printing rate. Therefore, the present invention is expected to contribute to the further popularization of the line head type inkjet image forming method using gel ink in the printing industry where high quality images are required to be formed with high productivity.
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Description
2.7≦D/(2.54×104/R)≦3.5
本実施の形態に係るインクジェット画像形成方法では、ゲルインクを用いる。当該インクジェット画像形成方法は、いわゆるラインヘッド式インクジェット画像形成方法である。すなわち、上記画像形成方法は、第1の方向に沿って配列している複数のノズルから、上記第1の方向を横切る向きの第2の方向に移動する記録媒体に第1の印字率でゲルインクを吐出する工程(印字工程)を含む。
上記結晶性ゲル化剤は、吐出前のゲルインクに流動性を与えるとともに着弾後のゲルインクの固化を促進させる成分であり、一種でもそれ以上でもよい。上記ゲルインクにおける上記結晶性ゲル化剤の含有量は、少なすぎると、ゲルインクのピニングが弱いことからドットの合一による好ましくない液寄りが生じることがあり、多すぎるとゲルインクのピニングが強すぎて十分な大きさのドットが得られないことがある。このような観点から、当該含有量は、1~20質量%であることが好ましく、1~10質量%であることがより好ましく、2~7質量%であることがさらに好ましい。
2.7≦D/(2.54×104/R)≦3.5
2.7≦D/(2.54×104/R)≦3.5
以下の成分により、マゼンタ顔料分散体1を調製した。
マゼンタ顔料1:D4500J(BASF社製) 9.0g
光重合化合物:トリプロピレングリコールジアクリレート(東亜合成株式会社製) 32.7g
高分子分散剤:BYK Jet-9151(アルタナ社製) 3.2g
重合禁止剤:Irgastab UV-10(BASF製、「IRGASTAB」は同社の登録商標) 0.1g
20.0gの上記顔料分散体1を60℃に加熱しながら以下の光重合化合物および添加剤を以下の量で上記顔料分散体1に加えて、ADVATEC社製テフロン(登録商標)3μmメンブランフィルターで濾過をし、活性光線硬化型のインク1を得た。なお、「IRGACURE」および「Darocure」は、いずれもBASF社の登録商標である。
光重合化合物:ポリエチレングリコールジアクリレート(PEGDA)(ダイセル・オルネクス株式会社製) 6.2g
光重合化合物:3PO変性トリメチロールプロパントリアクリレート(東亜合成株式会社製) 6.2g
界面活性剤:TSF-4452(信越化学工業株式会社製) 0.3g
光重合開始剤:IRGACURE 819(BASF社製) 0.3g
光重合開始剤:DAROCURE TPO(BASF社製) 0.3g
結晶性ゲル化剤:カオーワックスT-1(花王株式会社製) 0.8g
インクジェットヘッドの温度を80℃に設定したラインヘッド式インクジェット画像形成装置を用いて、記録媒体Aにインク1を吐出し、5cm×5cmのベタ画像1を形成した。インク1の液滴の液量は9pLであり、形成すべき画像の、インクジェットヘッドにおけるノズルの配列方向における解像度Rは1200dpiであり、記録媒体Aに着弾したインク1のドット径Dは65μmである。
あらかじめ画像データを一定間隔で間引いてノズル欠を強制的に含んだベタ画像1を目視で観察し、スジ状の画像欠陥について、以下の基準により評価した。「A」または「B」であれば、実用上問題ない。
A:どの箇所でもスジが全く視認されない
B:白地は見えないが、一部、画像表面にスジ状の凹凸が見られる
C:一部、スジ状の白抜けが認識できる
D:ほとんどの箇所でスジ状の白抜けが認識できる
5cm×5cmのベタ画像に、「JIS規格 K5701-1 6.2.3 耐摩擦性試験」に記載の方法に則り、適切な大きさに切り取った記録媒体を画像上に設置し、荷重をかけて擦り合わせた。その後、画像濃度低下の程度を目視観察し、下記の基準で評価した。「A」または「B」であれば、実用上問題ない。
A:200回以上擦っても、画像の変化がまったく認められない
B:100回以上擦っても、画像の変化がまったく認められない
C:100回擦った段階で画像濃度の低下が認められるが、実用上許容範囲にある
D:50回未満の擦りで、明らかな画像濃度低下が認められ、実用に耐えない品質である
ポリ塩化ビニル製の記録媒体「JT5929PM」(Mactac社製)に、上記解像度で、長さ50mmの10段からなるウェッジ画像を形成した。ウェッジ画像は、濃度0から最大濃度となるまで、出力信号を均等に10分割することによって作製した。得られたウェッジ画像の濃度が低いほうから2、3、4段目の画像の粒状の度合いを目視で観察し、下記の基準により評価した「A」または「B」であれば、実用上問題ない。
A:ほとんど粒状性を認識しない
B:30cm以上離して見るとほとんど粒状性を認識しない
C:30cm以上離して見ても粒状性を認識できるが、実用上は問題ない
D:30cm以上離して見ても、実用上問題となるほどの粗い粒状性が認識される
ベタ画像1に1mm角の10×10のクロスカットを形成し、そこにセロハンテープを貼り付けた後に剥がし、記録媒体Aから剥離したカット部(1mm角の部分)を数え、下記の基準によるインク1の層の記録媒体Aに対する密着性を評価した。「A」または「B」であれば、実用上問題ない。
A:剥離したカット部の数が0個
B:剥離したカット部の数が1個以上20個以下
C:剥離したカット部の数が20個超40個以下
D:剥離したカット部の数が40個超
インクの液滴の液量を、それぞれ8.5pL、9.5pLに変える以外は実施例1と同様にして、ベタ画像2、3をそれぞれ形成し、評価した。
記録媒体Aを記録媒体D、E、Fにそれぞれ代えた以外は実施例1と同様にして、ベタ画像C1~C3をそれぞれ形成し、評価した。「記録媒体D」は、易接処理付PETフィルムであり、「記録媒体E」は、エスプリF(日本製紙株式会社製)であり、「記録媒体F」は、高光沢紙(M-real社製)である。また、記録媒体Dに対するインク1の着弾1秒後の接触角は10°であり、記録媒体Eに対するインク1の着弾1秒後の接触角は32°であり、記録媒体Fに対するインク1の着弾1秒後の接触角は47°であった。
インク1をインク2~4にそれぞれ代えた以外は実施例1と同様にして、ベタ画像C4~C6をそれぞれ形成し、評価した。記録媒体Aに対するインク2の着弾1秒後の接触角は23°であり、記録媒体Aに対するインク3の着弾1秒後の接触角は20°であり、記録媒体Aに対するインク4の着弾1秒後の接触角は13°であった。
インク1の液滴の液量を8pLに変更し、ドット径を55μmに変更する以外は実施例1と同様にして、ベタ画像C7を形成し、評価した。
インク1の液滴の液量を10pLに変更し、ドット径を78μmに変更する以外は実施例1と同様にして、ベタ画像C8を形成し、評価した。
インク1の液滴の液量を14pLに変更し、ドット径を124μmに変更し、形成すべき画像の解像度を600dpiに変更する以外は実施例1と同様にして、ベタ画像6を形成し、評価した。
n番目のノズルからのインク1の吐出を止め、n-1番目のノズルの印字率を45%から75%に変え、n+1番目のノズルの印字率を53%から72%に変えた以外は実施例1と同様にして、ベタ画像7を作製し、ベタ画像7のスジ欠陥を評価した。
n番目のノズルからのインク1の吐出を止めた以外は実施例1と同様にして、ベタ画像C9を作製し、ベタ画像C9のスジ欠陥を評価した。
記録媒体Aを記録媒体Fに代えた以外は実施例7と同様にして、ベタ画像C10を作製し、ベタ画像C10のスジ欠陥を評価した。
記録媒体Aを記録媒体Fに代えた以外は比較例9と同様にして、ベタ画像C11を作製し、ベタ画像C11のスジ欠陥を評価した。
n-1番目のノズルの印字率を34%とし、n番目のノズルの印字率を50%とし、n+1番目のノズルの印字率を62%とした以外は実施例1と同様にして、ベタ画像8Aを作製した。こうして、上記印字率でベタ画像を作製できることを確認した。
n番目のノズルからのインク1の吐出を止めた以外は実施例8におけるベタ画像8Aと同様にしてベタ画像C12を作製し、ベタ画像C12のスジ欠陥を評価した。
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- 第1の方向に沿って配列している複数のノズルから、前記第1の方向を横切る向きの第2の方向に移動する記録媒体に、前記記録媒体に既に着弾したゲルインクのドットに新たに吐出される前記ゲルインクのドットを合一させるための100%未満の第1の印字率でゲルインクを吐出して、画像を形成するインクジェット画像形成方法であって、
前記ゲルインクは、結晶性ゲル化剤、色材および高分子分散剤を含有し、
前記ゲルインクにおける前記高分子分散剤の含有量は、前記色材に対して20質量%より大きく70質量%以下であり、
前記記録媒体の前記ゲルインクの接触角は、15~30°であり、
下記式を満たす、インクジェット画像形成方法。
2.7≦D/(2.54×104/R)≦3.5
(前記式中、Rは、形成すべき画像の解像度(dpi)であり、Dは、前記記録媒体上に着弾したインク滴のドット径(μm)である。) - 前記複数のノズルから吐出の異常を来した異常ノズルを特定する工程と、
前記異常ノズルからの前記ゲルインクの吐出を停止する工程と、
前記異常ノズルの一方または両方の隣りのノズルの印字率を、前記第1の印字率よりも大きな第2の印字率に調整して、前記ゲルインクを前記記録媒体に吐出する工程と、をさらに含む、請求項1に記載のインクジェット画像形成方法。 - 前記ゲルインクは、40℃以上100℃未満に相転移点を有する、請求項1または2に記載のインクジェット画像形成方法。
- 前記ゲルインクにおける前記結晶性ゲル化剤の含有量は、1~10質量%である、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載のインクジェット画像形成方法。
- 前記高分子分散剤は、櫛型ブロック構造を有する高分子分散剤からなる群から選ばれる一以上である、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載のインクジェット画像形成方法。
- 前記ゲルインクは、光重合性化合物および光重合開始剤をさらに含有し、
前記インクジェット画像形成方法は、前記記録媒体上に着弾したインク滴に光を照射して前記記録媒体上の前記ゲルインクを硬化させる工程をさらに含む、
請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載のインクジェット画像形成方法。
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